British government ‘urgently’ looking at changing the law

December 16th, 2009 • Action
Tags: arrest, brown, Foreign Office, gaza, hague, harman, miliband, MP, PSC, tzipi livni, uk, war crimes, warrant

UPDATE – from Islington Friends of Yibna via Lambeth & Wandsworth PSC

UK government may act during Christmas

“At today’s PMQ the Conservatives made a shocking demand. William Hague MP [standing in for Conservative leader Cameron], suggested possible pressure on the judiciary and whatever it takes to ensure Israeli politicians would not be subjected to an arrest warrant for their responsibilities for war crimes. Harman MP [standing in for Gordon Brown] fully and shamelessly endorsed his demand.”

Clip of the Hague–Harman exchange followed by a question from Bob Marshall-Andrews about The Geneva Conventions Act:

Following arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni, British government ‘urgently’ looking at changing the law

Please act now! Contact your MP!

Following the news that Tzipi Livni, who served as Foreign Minister in the Israeli government that planned and executed Israel’s brutal bombing and massacre in Gaza, faced arrest if she entered Britain, tell the government there must be no impunity for Israeli war criminals. Please act URGENTLY – if possible email your MP today, and come to the vigil on 27 December to show the government that we will not let them forget Gaza.

Ask your MP to do the following:

1. Sign Early Day Motion 502 tabled by Jeremy Corbyn MP

Defending the right to bring war criminals to justice:
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=40074&SESSION=903

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