Transcript of June 7 - Peter Robinson
Transcript of June 7 - Peter Robinson
Transcript of June 7 - Peter Robinson
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KAREMERA ET AL MONDAY, 7 JUNE 2010<br />
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Sierra Leone, East Timor, those people have been able to move on 15 -- or 10 years after the fact<br />
without jailing any <strong>of</strong> the lawyers who defended people at those tribunals.<br />
And while I understand the concern <strong>of</strong> the Rwandan government, this is not a proper response. And,<br />
for me, as an individual defence lawyer, I'm not prepared to allow myself to be subject to that kind <strong>of</strong><br />
repercussion for my work here in the Tribunal.<br />
You know, today, a long way away in the United States, my daughter is taking the law school entrance<br />
examination. She wants to be a human rights activist for Amnesty International or<br />
Human Rights Watch -- or something like that. And I think if she looks back on her father's career till<br />
this moment, I don't think she would be very proud <strong>of</strong> me if I conducted business as usual in the face <strong>of</strong><br />
the arrest <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> my colleagues for doing his job.<br />
And so I'm not prepared to conduct business as usual. And I think all <strong>of</strong> you on the Bench, you're<br />
fathers, you know how I feel. And, really, that's the most important thing to me.<br />
And so I ask you, Mr. President and members <strong>of</strong> the Trial Chamber, to grant our motion to postpone the<br />
trial, to stop these proceedings until it becomes clear that persons who appear before you -- before this<br />
Tribunal cannot be subject to arrest and incarceration for their work. Thank you.<br />
MR. PRESIDENT:<br />
Yes, Mr. Weyl.<br />
Mr. Weyl, are you addressing Nzirorera's motion at the moment or your own?<br />
MR. WEYL:<br />
Mr. President, it was my understanding from what you said that you had asked me to make additional<br />
comments in support <strong>of</strong> our motion, if we had any additional submissions to make.<br />
MR. PRESIDENT:<br />
Yes, Mr. Weyl, that's quite correct. But I had indicated that I wanted to separate the two motions. I just<br />
wanted to make certain -- I wanted to find out whether these remarks were supporting<br />
Nzirorera's motion or supporting your own. That was what my question was.<br />
MR. WEYL:<br />
Mr. President, my submissions are in respect <strong>of</strong> my own motion. And you would understand that these<br />
submissions would clearly dovetail with those which have been submitted by my learned colleague,<br />
<strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Robinson</strong>.<br />
We are faced with a very serious situation -- an extremely grievous situation. And I must say that this is<br />
not only a matter for future generations, but it is something that relates to us ourselves. We are not<br />
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