A Spanish judge issued international arrest warrants Monday for Chinas former President Jiang Zemin and former Prime Minister Li Peng for alleged genocide against the people of Tibet, Spains National Court in Madrid said. The warrants against them and three other senior Chinese officials are the latest chapter in a long-running lawsuit by pro-Tibetan groups and a dual Tibetan-Spanish citizen who seek international legal action against some Chinese officials. Judge Ismael Moreno issued the arrest warrants for alleged genocide, torture and crimes against humanity, and ordered them to be sent to Interpol, the international police agency, according to a copy of the order viewed by CNN. The former officials will surely not be arrested in China, but theres a medium chance of them being arrested if they go abroad, depending on the country and its ethics, said Alan Cantos, president of the Barcelona-based Tibet Support Committee. Cantos expressed satisfaction with the judges order, which his group has been pushing with its co-plaintiffs: the House of Tibet Foundation and Thubten Wangchen Sherpa Sherpa, a Tibetan who has lived in Spain for about 20 years and has Spanish citizenship.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:59:29 +0000
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