"The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush"December 2nd, 2004
Charges Filed Against Bush in Vancouver
Lawyers Against The War have filed torture charge against George Bush. This story has received little attention in the US press but has been verified by Charlie Smith who teaches investigative journalism at Kwantlen University College. You can read more details on the LAW website but it is often down. They are probably getting too many hits.LAW Press Release - December 2, 2004
Court date to be set for torture charges against Bush
Lawyers against the War applied today to have the torture charges against George Bush set before a judge to determine whether a summons or warrant should issue. A date will be set in BC Provincial Court, Criminal Division, at Vancouver on Monday December 6th 2004.
Torture charges against Bush were laid November 30th 2004 by Gail Davidson, co- chair of Lawyers against the War--LAW, under provisions enacted pursuant to the U.N. Convention against Torture, ratified by Canada in 1987 and the United States in 1994. The charges concern the well known abuses of prisoners held by US Armed Forces in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba.
Because Bush is not a Canadian citizen the consent of the Attorney General of Canada is required within 8 days in order for the prosecution to continue.
LAW has requested that Attorney General of Canada, Irwin Cotler review the evidence upon which the charges are based before deciding whether to consent to the prosecution.
Canada has a duty under the Convention against Torture to ‘take effective measures to prevent torture’.
LAW Press Release - November 30, 2004
Canadian lawyers charge Bush with torture
Today in Vancouver, Lawyers Against the War filed torture charges against George W. Bush under the Canadian Criminal Code. The charges were laid by Gail Davidson, co-chair of Lawyers against the War--LAW, under provisions enacted pursuant to the U.N. Torture Convention, ratified by both Canada and the United States.
The charges concern the well known abuses of prisoners held by US Armed Forces in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba. The charges were accepted by the Justice of the Peace and referred for a hearing to decide whether Bush should be required to appear for trial.
The Attorney General of Canada's consent is required within eight days for proceedings to continue, and the question of Bush's diplomatic immunity will have to be resolved by the court.
