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Chief War Crimes Prosecutor is asked to prosecute NATO for DU

The head of the Athens Bar Association and two human rights groups  asked the chief war crimes prosecutor for Yugoslavia to charge NATO  officials for allowing the use of depleted uranium ammunition in the  Balkans. In a request filed with Carla del Ponte, the threeasked for the  prosecution of any NATO political or military official who authorized the  use of the armor-piercing ammunition. They claim use of the  ammunition violated international agreements barring the use of toxic or  "other" materials during a war, and the 1949 Geneva Convention  intended to protect civilians in areas of conflict. No NATO officials are  named in their request. 

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From CADU News 8: Summer 2001

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