Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 17, 2004

OSAMA BIN LADEN MAY BE PROSECUTED BY AN INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL

December 19, 2001: UN special prosecutor Carla del Ponte said that Osama Bin Laden may be prosecuted by an international tribunal if his crimes are defined as crimes against humanity.

BY ANNA ZAMMIT·1 MIN READ
“That’s the best reason I can think of to give him a life sentence. But make no mistake, he is a dangerous man and should be put in prison until the day he dies.”
Radical MEP Marco Pannella said Bin Laden should be condemned to life and confined to a high security prison where he can contemplate his actions.
“Osama Bin Laden and those who are for the death penalty have the same culture. We don’t kill lives,” Pannella said.
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  • Hands Off Cain, 19/12/2001