Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Osama Killing Under Study By UNHCR


Osama Killing Under Study By UNHCR

Geneva May 4, 2011
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is reported to be studying details of the American military operation that killed Osama bin Laden in his hide out in Abbottabad during  Sunday-Monday night and the event is under scrutiny.           
Navi Pillay said on Wednesday that all counterterrorism operations had to respect international law.
She said "I note that the United States has clearly stated that their intention was to arrest bin Laden if they could, I fully understand that this was always likely to have been difficult,"
United States had earlier said that Bin Laden was unarmed when the US forces shot him dead. US officials failed to explain why he was shot dead and not captured alive while he was unarmed.
High Commissioner Pillay said: "If he was captured and brought before a court I have no doubt he would have been charged with the most serious crimes, including the mass murder of civilians on 9/11, which were planned and systematic and amounted to crimes against humanity."

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