Friday, February 25, 2011

The international community must intervene, says French diplomacy

The French government, criticized for its apathy towards the Arab revolution, has left aside the principle of nonintervention waiting up Gaddafi and appealing to the crimes against humanity he has committed, subject to trial in the International Criminal Court . Defense Minister Alain Juppe has said to expect "wholeheartedly that Gaddafi is living his last moments as head of state." "When a government is unable to protect its people from their means, when you are hurting, then the international community has a duty to intervene." On Wednesday, Nicolas Zarkozy had hardened their criticism calling for "targeted sanctions" from the European Union.

Paris has threatened Thursday to sue the International Criminal Court (ICC) against those responsible for repression and requests the dispatch of a UN mission to "assess the seriousness of the crimes and in particular to know if committed crimes against humanity. " France, which has already been repatriated to their ciuadanos, demanding the departure of Colonel Gaddafi, something not done in the case of Egypt and Tunisia (argued then that should respect the principle of noninterference).

The repression of the popular uprising in Libya left more than 300 deaths, according to an official. According to the International Fedreación Human Rights (FIDH), the death toll stands at 640. Some Arab media put the figure to 1,000. Alain Juppe has said that the idea of a "no-fly zone, which prevents Gaddafi aviation bombing its own people, deserves to be studied.

This hardening of the French position is given by Sakozy criticism for having very close relations, especially trade with Gaddafi.

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