Tony Blair and Lord Goldsmith under police investigation for war crimes (15 January 2008)

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Old news for many no doubt, but new (albeit fairly recent) history for me...announcement of Metropolitan Police criminal investigation into allegations of war crimes by Tony Blair and Lord Goldsmith from 15 January 2008.

Blair Government under police investigation for war crimes (15 January 2008):


Google video description: "Officers from Scotland Yard have commenced a criminal investigation into the deaths of Iraqi citizens killed during the armed invasion and occupation of Iraq. The Metropolitan Police are acting in response to crimes reported by peace activists from We Are Change UK and The Campaign to Make War History. In an unprecedented step, the case was handed to the War Crimes division of the Counter Terrorism branch who are now investigating allegations of 14 criminal offences committed by Tony Blair, Lord Goldsmith and others. The offenses are under the International Criminal Court Act 2001, which came into effect under English common law, just two days before 9/11. Two Members of We Are Change UK and a representative from the Campaign to Make War History were interviewed for six hours at Belgravia Police station on the 20th December 2007. Evidence was provided to the police relating to the crimes of: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and conduct ancillary to these crimes under Sections 51 and 52 of The International Criminal Court Act 2001, a crime against peace and complicity in a crime against peace under Articles 6 and 7 of The Nuremburg Principles, murder, incitement to murder and conspiracy to murder under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, conspiracy to commit genocide, a crime against humanity and war crimes under the Criminal Law Act 1977. For more information, please contact: office@makewarshistory.org.uk press@wearechange.org.uk JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP HERE: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6599023678&ref=mf "