India - 'Public Court' Holds Bush Guilty of Perpetrating Terrorism

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Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:53:55 -0800 (PST)

'Public Court' Holds Bush Guilty of Perpetrating Terrorism

 

 

 

Published on Sunday, February 26, 2006 by the

Indo-Asian News Service

 

'Public Court' Holds Bush Guilty of Perpetrating Terrorism

by Hala Jaber

 

A 'praja court' (public court) here Sunday held US

President George W. Bush guilty of " perpetrating

terrorism in the name of fighting terrorism and

killing people including women and children " .

 

Bush, who is scheduled to visit the Andhra Pradesh

capital March 3, the last day of his three-day visit

to India, faced charges ranging from war mongering and

mass killings to violation of all international

charters and aggression against sovereign countries.

 

A jury comprising retired Supreme Court judge B.S.A.

Swamy, human rights activist G. Haragopal and

prominent writer-activist Rama Milkote heard the

people and upheld eight charges against Bush.

 

The jury held Bush guilty of " perpetrating terrorism

in the name of fighting against terrorism " and

" attacking and threatening other countries using the

issue of nuclear weapons as a pretext " .

 

Bush was also found to be guilty of human rights

violations and large- scale killing of people,

including women and children, especially in

Afghanistan and Iraq and of creating a sense of

insecurity in the world.

 

" It is a fit case to be tried in the international

court of justice, " said the jury.

 

The public hearing on " crimes of George Bush " was held

by a coalition of 40 groups including Left parties and

their affiliated organisations, human rights and

women's groups, and trade unions.

 

This was the first time that such a public hearing was

held n the country against any visiting head of state

or government.

 

A total of 13 people deposed before the jury, which

asked the Indian government to call off Bush's visit.

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