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Greeks Sue NATO
May 09, 1999



Athens, 7 May 1999 - (Tanjug) - Prominent Athens lawyer Aleksandros Likurezos started a case before the International Court in The Hague in which he charges nineteen countries - members of the NATO that are participating in the aggression on Yugoslavia - with war crimes and criminal.

In the thirty nine pages long charges, Likurezos claims with arguments that the military and political head of the NATO is responsible for: the killing of thousands of innocent people and causing bodily harm to an even greater number of Yugoslav citizens; the use of toxic weapons harmful to human sanity; the devastation and destruction of Yugoslav objects of infrastructure; the violation of the parts of the UN Charter and the NATO Charter referring to respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of a country; as well as catastrophic damage done, during the nearly month and a half of bombing, to numerous Serb cultural and historical monuments, monasteries, churches and buildings wherein educational institutions are placed.

The charges, prepared by Aleksandros Likurezos's law office, also bears the signatures of two Vice Presidents of the Supreme Court of Greece: Jorgos Veljis and Poljivios Madijaris, as well as the signatures of five other Greek judges: Kostas Camados, Leraklis Frudcos, Adonis Zamadkis, Kostas Cenos and Pavlos Kleidalis.

Numerous prestigious citizens of Greece are these days also signing the charges that should land the leaders of the military and political head of the NATO in court. According to Greek press, this document, which offers evidence of war crimes committed in Yugoslavia by the NATO in an extremely competent fashion, was first signed by Mikis Teodorakis, famed Greek composer, in the belief that just punishment will be awarded to all those directly responsible for the bloody Yugoslav tragedy.


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