Did Laden's killing breach human rights?
Manoj Mitta, May 6, 2011, 05.21am IST
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* Barack Obama
NEW DELHI: "Justice has been done". Barack Obama's proclamation within hours of
Osama bin Laden's killing has come under attack ever since Washington admitted
that the most wanted fugitive was actually unarmed. Even if they thought that
he was lunging for a weapon, the American commandos are now vulnerable to the
allegation that they overreacted and cannot claim to have killed in
self-defence.
This is thanks to the universally accepted principle that whenever there is
scope to capture somebody alive, the first priority of the security personnel
should be to bring him to justice. The prospect of interrogating the al-Qaida
chief and putting him on trial for 9/11 would have arguably served the cause of
justice better.
In that event, Osama's prosecution in the 9/11 case would have been more
valuable than that of a foot soldier like Kasab in the 26/11 case. It would in
fact have been the equivalent of India nabbing and trying the 26/11 masterminds
sheltered by Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed and Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi.
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