The Presiding Judge in delivering the verdict made the point, in open court no less, that the Prosecution had failed to provide sufficient evidence so the Judges were forced to conduct an investigation themselves. Still not satisfied with what they found they proceeded to convict a 90 year old cleric to 90 years in prison. The Presiding Judge stated: “There are no allegations that he was physically present at any crime scene. And secondly, there are no allegations that he actively directed the commission of war crimes.” “It would have been better if the prosecution had submitted more scholastic material like books, research paper or journal articles.” “Books and journals, they are different. The authors get more time to reflect on the events and research the matter, which make them more authentic,” “But the prosecution did not really provide us with much, in a manner of speaking.” “We needed to satisfy ourselves. It was also necessary for a better judgement.” “This took us a long time. That is why it took us three months to give the judgement...But we are still not too satisfied with the documents we were able to collect.” Clearly the judges took great steps to justify the conviction. Tobi Cadman Barrister-at-Law
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 06:23:58 +0000
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