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Georges B. [REFUSAL TO INVESTIGATE]
Type of liability
Personne physique
Alleged perpetrator(s)
Georges B.
Nationality of alleged perpetrator(s)
French
Legal classification of crime(s)
Crimes against humanity
Source of the complaint
NGO
Victim
Ongoing proceedings
non
Regime
4 - 113 CP
Summary of facts
Georges B. joined the ranks of the Vietnamese independence fighters during the Indochina War. He became a political commissar for the Viet Minh in prisoner camp No. 113.
He is accused of having tortured French non-commissioned officers and soldiers.
He returned to France in 1966 after the amnesty law was passed on June 18, 1966.
Amnesty International France recalls that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.
Legal proceedings
<p>April 3, 1991: Władysław Sobański and ANAPI filed a complaint with civil party application with the Paris High Court on the charge of “crimes against humanity.”<br />
September 13, 1991: the investigating judge issued an order deciding to open an investigation.<br />
December 20, 1991: following an appeal by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Indictment Chamber held that there were no grounds to open an investigation under the classification of “crimes against humanity.”<br />
April 1, 1993: the Court of Cassation upheld the refusal to open an investigation.</p>
September 13, 1991: the investigating judge issued an order deciding to open an investigation.<br />
December 20, 1991: following an appeal by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Indictment Chamber held that there were no grounds to open an investigation under the classification of “crimes against humanity.”<br />
April 1, 1993: the Court of Cassation upheld the refusal to open an investigation.</p>
Legal issues
Definition of a crime against humanity
Complaint
oui
Names of NGOs / Victim(s)
Władysław Sobański
ANAPI
ANAPI
Legal basis for jurisdiction (article)
113-6 PC