Liberia's lower house 支援するs 創造 of war 罪,犯罪s 法廷,裁判所

MONROVIA, March 6 (Reuters) - Liberia's lower house on Tuesday 投票(する)d to 設立する a war 罪,犯罪s 法廷,裁判所, moving a step closer to bringing 延滞の 司法(官) for the 犠牲者s of serious 乱用s committed during the West African country's two civil wars.

The two 衝突s between 1989 and 2003 saw 普及した 残虐(行為)s 含むing 大虐殺s, 強姦, and the use of child 兵士s. A Truth and 仲直り 委員会 later called for a special 法廷,裁判所 to be 始める,決める up to try those 恐らく responsible, but no 固める/コンクリート 活動/戦闘 was taken.

The 最新の 決意/決議 was 提案するd by newly 就任するd 大統領 Joseph Boakai and 支援するd by 42 of 72 国会議員s. It now passes to the 上院 for a second 投票(する) at an unknown date.

The 進歩 was welcomed by 行動主義者s and civil society groups that have called for more accountability for 罪,犯罪s committed during the 衝突s in which around 250,000 people were killed.

"We think that it is 延滞の," said Dempster Brown, 長,率いる of Liberia's 独立した・無所属 国家の Human 権利s (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限.

Once up and running, the 法廷,裁判所 would operate in Liberia in line with international 基準s, with 支援する-up from international 会・原則s 含むing the 国際連合. It will also 扱う 経済的な 罪,犯罪s.

So far, the only 重要な 有罪の判決s linked to the civil wars have been 事例/患者s 起訴するd abroad. These 含む the 2022 裁判,公判 in フラン of former Liberian 反逆者/反逆する 指揮官 Kunti Kamara and the 2021 スイスの 裁判,公判 of 反逆者/反逆する 指揮官 Alieu Kosiah, who was 設立する 有罪の of 強姦, 殺人,大当りs and an 行為/法令/行動する of cannibalism.

Some in Liberia …に反対する the 創造 of the 法廷,裁判所, 説 that it 危険s 再開するing old 負傷させるs and could 土台を崩す an 存在するing 恩赦,大赦 法律 that helped end the fighting.

" Any 試みる/企てる to undo that 合法的な 器具 that is the basis for our peace... is a means to enthrone 不安定," said Prince Johnson, a former 反逆者/反逆する leader turned 上院議員. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Alphonso Toweh, 令状ing by Alessandra Prentice, Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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