Sweden: Eritrean President Afewerki Reported for Crimes Against Humanity

From Welcome to Asmarino Independent. Wed Jul 2 2014, 13:32:01

Eritrean president Isaias Afewerki and several other ministers have been reported to the police for crimes against humanity in Sweden thanks to a new law that allows such crimes to be prosecuted in the north European country.

Human rights lawyer Percy Bratt, who led the unprecedented legal move in Sweden, stated that the Swedish penal code's change enables judges to prosecute crime regardless of where they have been committed or by whom.

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