A rally in memory of the deceased in Iraq Spanish journalist was held in Madrid

Elena Shesternina. A rally in memory of a Spanish journalist who was killed in 2003 in Iraq as a result of U.S. military action, was held Sunday afternoon in front of the U.S. Embassy in Madrid.
April 8, 2003 as a result of the attack on the us tank of the Palestine hotel in Central Baghdad killed two And injured 3 foreign journalist. Lost his life Ukrainian Taras Protsyuk, who worked as a cameraman at Reuters, And cameraman of the channel Telecinco Spaniard Jose Couso (Jose Couso). There were injuries to three workers Reuters.

Relatives of Jose Couso all these years seeking retribution for U.S. military fired on the hotel. The court dealt with in different years 3 their claim, however, each Court was rejected. The American military command declares with his own hand, that it was not aware that the hotel is located about 200 foreign correspondents, and the U.S. government did not want to consider in This court case, declaring it " necessary in the course of hostilities mistake."

at the rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Madrid on Sunday was attended by a hundred people. Such protests relatives of the deceased journalist organize every year in early April." It is a war crime. We demand an investigation And justice, " he said, speaking before the audience And participants, the brother of the late journalist David Couso.

"I continue to hope. And I will not rest until the murderers of my son is on the bench of the accused, " - said in the message of the mother of the deceased, which was read out by his sister. Relatives demand to punish the Sergeant Thomas Gibson, captain Philip Wolford And Lieutenant Colonel Philip de camp.

David Couso also criticized the Minister of justice of Spain Rafael Catala, who recently said that Washington had fulfilled all their obligations to Spain because of this." We believe that the American administration has performed the desired action And reported them. Our impression is that they are strictly complied with all international obligations, " said Cathal.

in July of last year the judge of the National court of Spain Santiago Pedraza appealed to the European organisation for Genocide Network coordination office of the European Union, which is investigating the facts of genocide, war lawlessness And iniquity against humanity), so that it took up the case of Coco ". First of Interpol did not want to include three American military in its own list of wanted bandits, as was charged by the judge Pedras.

"The appeal to Genocide Network - to put pressure on the European Parliament to protect the desires of the European citizen before the American administration. In 2010, Interpol is not heard And understood the order, issued by judge Pedraza, " said the brother of the deceased Fins news .

review of David Couso, the American administration " rather prevent that the case is Still open. We, our family, we will fight until the end, until justice will prevail", he said.


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