Dutch court rules 2007 Dutch bombing in Afghanistan was illegal

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday the shelling by Dutch soldiers of a residential complex in the Afghan province of Uruzgan in June 2007 was
illegal, adding the Netherlands should compensate the victims, Reuters reported.The Dutch Defence Ministry had asked prosecutors almost two
years ago to look into this bombing, which killed dozens of civilians, following a report by a war veteran questioning the legitimacy of
this action in the Chora valley.&The Netherlands was responsible for the shelling of the houses
It was known these houses were inhabited by civilians
The State invoked the fact the taliban used the houses for military purposes (…) and thus that the bombing was not unlawful,& the court in
The Hague said in a statement.&But the court rules that the State hasn&t sufficiently made clear on what basis it came to the conclusion
that these houses were being used by the taliban (…) therefore the bombing is illegal.&The court also said the amount of the victims&
compensation should be determined at a later date, Reuters reported.The post Dutch court rules 2007 Dutch bombing in Afghanistan was illegal
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