| Series Title | European Voice |
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| Series Details | Vol.8, No.18, 8.5.02, p6 |
| Publication Date | 08/05/2002 |
| Content Type | News |
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Date: 08/05/02 CAMPAIGNING lawyer Michael Verhaeghe has confirmed that Israeli leader Ariel Sharon still faces the prospect of war crimes charges in Belgium. Verhaeghe represents survivors of massacres at the Sabra and Shatila Lebanese refugee camps in 1982, who filed a civil suit in Brussels against Sharon last year. An Israeli inquiry found Sharon bore indirect but personal responsibility for the atrocities carried out by Lebanese Phalangist militiamen. Last month MEPs visited the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, where Sharon's forces are accused of the massacre of scores of Palestinians. Israel said most of those killed were terrorists. Israeli leader Ariel Sharon still faces the prospect of war crimes charges in Belgium. |
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| Countries / Regions | Middle East |
