Jacqui Lambie calls for the International Criminal Court to investigate Australian senior defence figures over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. Read more here:
Jacqui Lambie has met with Defence Minister Richard Marles a day after referring Afghan war crimes allegations to the ICC.She says she will use every avenue to pursue war crimes allegations.Senator Jacqui Lambie insists she will "use every avenue" to pursue Australia's top military brass over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, after demanding the International Criminal Court investigate their responsibility.
"I have no doubt that [the ICC] will inquire into Australia [and] whether or not [it is] looking at senior command. They will have to be honest and say no ... I will use every avenue possible to make sure they are accounted for, and that's what I intend on doing," she told RN Breakfast on Wednesday.The 2020 Brereton Report detailed evidence of 39 murders committed by Australian special forces soldiers in Afghanistan.
Her attempt to table her referral to the Senate was resisted by Labor and the Coalition in the short term on Tuesday, both arguing they needed additional time to review the document. The ICC is a court of last resort and can only intervene when a country is unable or unwilling to investigate the allegations itself.
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