re: bali 9 andrew chan - firing squad
where's the sense in all this....???
Nauru or Nuremberg? Australia - asylum seekers and war criminals By Jane McAdam - posted Friday, 16 December 2005 Sign Up for free e-mail updates!
The recent exposé in the Sydney Morning Herald of suspected war criminals living in the Australian community sheds much light on Australia’s schizophrenic implementation of international law. Whereas Australia refuses to extradite convicted or suspected criminals to countries where they may be tortured, asylum seekers are not afforded the same protection. The risk of torture is an automatic consideration in any extradition request, but Australian law contains no mechanism that guarantees the examination of torture fears in asylum claims.
for more http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/saddams-minder-in-our-midst/2005/12/04/1133631146685.html
