"Is Dearborn man a war criminal?: Mahmoud Bazzi, a former militiaman in Lebanon now living near Detroit, has been accused of war crimes for the torture-killings of two Irish soldiers during a UN peacekeeping mission in 1980."
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A retired Irish soldier has been asked to testify at the deportation hearing of a Lebanese man accused of executing two Irish peacekeepers more than three decades ago.
"A retired Irish soldier has been asked to testify at the deportation hearing of a Lebanese man accused of executing two Irish peacekeepers more than three decades ago.
John O’Mahony, from Cork, was contacted by the United States embassy in London and asked if he would be willing to tell his story via video link to the hearing, due to be held next Monday in Detroit. "If at first you don't succeed, then call in an airstrike.
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Originally posted by danno View Post.........
He cant be tried in Ireland under present day Irish Law for an alleged crime committed in another country.
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Why so?For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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Man suspected of murdering two Irish soldiers in Lebanon deported from US
Bazzi could ultimately stand trial for the abduction, torture and double killings
A Lebanese man who is suspected of murdering two Irish soldiers who were serving with the United Nations 34 years ago has been deported from the US back to Lebanon.
Mahmoud Bazzi, 71, was returned to his home country after admitting immigration fraud.
He entered the US just over 20 years ago without proper documentation and admitted lying to obtain lawful immigraion status.
He could ultimately stand trial for the abduction, torture and double killings while serving with a Christian militia.
Bazzi was transported on a commercial flight from Detroit, where he had been living, to Beirut under escort by officers with the Enforcement and Removal Operations agency.
He was handed over to Lebanese authorities today.
The two Irish soldiers, Privates Derek Smallhorne and Thomas Barrett were on duty with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon near the Israeli border on 18 April 1980 when they were captured.
They had been in a three-vehicle convoy that was stopped by the South Lebanese Army, which was controlling the war-torn region at the time and in conflict with the Palestinian Liberation Organisation.
Tension was high in the area on the day of the attack as the peacekeepers moved supplies to a border post.
Twelve days earlier clashes between the SLA and Dutch and Irish soldiers serving with the UN left an Irish man and a militia man dead.
The SLA had vowed to avenge the killing.
Today the field officer director for the Enforcement and Removal Operations agency Rebecca Adducci said: "ERO will continue to focus enforcement resources on individuals who lie and commit fraud to gain status in the United States. "
"This removal should provide a stark warning to those who seek to game the system to obtain immigration benefits."
"This removal is the culmination of a sophisticated and meticulous investigation by several ICE components," said Marlon Miller, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations Detroit.
"ICE is committed to ensuring the United States does not serve as a safe haven for individuals seeking to distance themselves from their pasts."
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Its being reported he was arrested upon arrival in Beirut, Lebanon, but no mention of the actual charges / reason for his arrest.
As an ex-46th Battalion man, I want to see justice being done, but not by a kangaroo court.
Many years have gone by and actual evidence is very thin if not non-existant on the ground,
certainly that goes for any forensic evidence, and as far as I am aware, once the two Privates were driven away
from the deralict school in Safe-el-Howa, there are no known eye-witnesses to the following events including the actual
cold-bloodied murders.
Only timer will tell how this plays out.
That said, will there be any attempt by the Irish Government to have Hezbollah, held accountable
for the deaths of Irish Peace-keepers in U.N.I.F.I.L. laid at their door?
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Originally posted by GoneToTheCanner View PostOf course not. That would be like the Govt asking the IRA to hand over terrorists. If Hizbollah won't deal with the actual Lebanese govt, they'd hardly deal with ours.For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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