Aikin Irish don Dakatar da Jirgin Sojojin Amurka

Na Caroline Hurley, LA Matsayi, Janairu 30, 2023

Bayan dogon jinkiri, kuma an fara fara karya da dama da ke buƙatar halartar zaman shari'a a gaban shari'a 25, Dr Edward Horgan, tsohon kwamandan soja kuma mai wanzar da zaman lafiya na Majalisar Dinkin Duniya, da Dan Dowling, dukkansu 'yan asalin Kerry, sun fuskanci shari'a a Kotun hukunta masu aikata laifuka ta Dublin saboda fafutukar neman zaman lafiya. An gudanar da shari'ar daga 11 zuwa 25^th Janairu 2023 kuma ya ƙare tare da wanke su a kan laifin Lalacewar Laifuka.

Duka membobin Shannon Watch, waɗanda ke adawa da amfani da sojoji na Filin jirgin sama na Shannon, waɗanda ake tuhumar sun wakilci kansu, waɗanda abokan McKenzie suka goyi bayan, a cikin wannan neman adalci da aka daɗe.

Tun daga shekara ta 2001, sama da sojojin Amurka miliyan uku dauke da makamai da kuma adadin makamai, alburusai da sauran kayan aikin soja da ba a san adadinsu ba ne ake jigilar su ta hanyar Shannon, akasari zuwa da kuma daga Gabas ta Tsakiya, inda Amurka ta shiga cikin yaƙe-yaƙe da dama ciki har da Iraki. Afganistan, Libya, da Syria, da kuma bayar da goyon baya ga yakin Saudiyya a Yemen, da cin zarafi da cin zarafin bil'adama da Isra'ila ke yi kan al'ummar Palasdinu. Amfani da sojojin Amurka na filin tashi da saukar jiragen sama na Shannon ya sabawa dokokin kasa da kasa kan rashin tsaka-tsaki da kuma sanya gwamnatin Ireland da hannu cikin keta yarjejeniyar Majalisar Dinkin Duniya kan azabtarwa da yarjejeniyar Geneva kan yaki.

Lamarin da ake magana a kai ya faru ne a filin jirgin sama na Shannon shekaru biyar da watanni tara a baya, a ranar 25 ga Afrilu, 2017, wanda ya haifar da tuhume-tuhume biyu. Laifin na farko da ake zargin shi ne ketare iyaka a filin jirgin sama ya sabawa sashe na 11 na Dokar Shari'a (Dokar Jama'a), 1994 kamar yadda dokar barasa ta yi gyara, 2008. Na biyu shi ne lalata laifuka ta hanyar rubuta rubutu a kan jirgin saman sojan ruwa na Amurka wanda ya saba wa sashe. 2 (1) Dokar Lalacewar Laifuka, 1991.

Da yake magana gabanin shari'ar, mai magana da yawun Shannonwatch ya ce "Wannan shari'ar ba ta shafi fasahohin keta dokokin kasa da kasa ne kawai ba, duk da cewa wadannan suna da mahimmanci. The Criminal Justice (UN Convention Against Torture) Dokar 2000 ta kawo Yarjejeniya ta Majalisar Dinkin Duniya game da azabtarwa cikin dokar laifuka ta Irish, da kuma Yarjejeniyar Geneva (gyara) Dokar 1998 kuma ta kawo Yarjejeniyar Geneva a cikin iyakokin dokar Irish.

“Amma mafi mahimmanci, shine gaskiyar cewa mutane kusan miliyan biyar ne suka rasa rayukansu saboda dalilai masu nasaba da yaƙi a Gabas ta Tsakiya tun farkon shekarun 1990. Abin mamaki, yanzu an kiyasta cewa yara miliyan ɗaya za su iya rasa rayukansu saboda waɗannan yaƙe-yaƙe marasa hujja.”

Lokacin da aka kama Edward Horgan a filin jirgin sama na Shannon a ranar 25 ga Afrilu 2017, ya mika babban fayil ga jami'in Garda da aka kama. Ya ƙunshi sunayen yara sama da 1,000 da suka mutu a Gabas ta Tsakiya.

Ana kashe miliyoyin mutane da laifi a yaƙe-yaƙe na haram da bai kamata ya faru ba. Aƙalla yara miliyan ɗaya ne suka mutu saboda dalilai na yaƙi a faɗin Gabas ta Tsakiya tun daga 1990. Waɗannan yaran sun cancanci yanayi mai aminci kamar yadda yaran da ba su da yaƙi suke morewa.

Bayan tabbatar da waɗannan ƙa'idodin ƙa'idodi, Tsaron ya yi amfani da korar shari'ar da ake yi musu bisa dalilai na fasaha iri-iri da suka haɗa da: horarwa ko haɗin gwiwar shaidun ƙararraki, batutuwan da suka shafi haƙƙin Taimako ga ƙa'idodin ikon farar hula, doka wanda a ƙarƙashinsa Tsaron Irish Jami'an Sojoji da 'yan kungiyar Garda Siochana suna aiki a filin jirgin sama na Shannon a ranar 25 ga Afrilu 2017, daure wadanda ake tuhuma ba tare da hakki ba a lokacin da kuma bayan kama su, ba tare da bata lokaci ba na tsawon shekaru biyar da watanni tara wajen gabatar da shari'a, rashin tabbatar da mallakarsu da cikakkun bayanan duk wani wanda ake tuhuma. lalacewar jirgin saman sojojin ruwan Amurka da abin ya shafa, gaza gabatar da shari'a don tabbatar da cewa wadanda ake tuhuma sun yi kutse, gazawar gurfanar da matukin jirgin na sojojin ruwan Amurka wanda ke kunshe a cikin littafin shaida, da rashin tabbatar da cewa jirgin na sojojin ruwan Amurka da ya kasance a wurin. Filin jirgin sama na Shannon a ranar 25 ga Afrilu, 2017 ya sami izinin zama a Filin jirgin saman Shannon saboda kasancewarsa na aikin soja. ko motsa jiki na soja.

Wani Sajan mai binciken ya riga ya shaida cewa rubutun bai haifar da wani tsadar kudi ba. Yawancin idan ba duka alamun an goge su daga jirgin ba kafin ya sake tashi zuwa Gabas ta Tsakiya. An rubuta kalmomin "Haɗarin Haɗari Kada Ka Tashi" tare da alamar ja akan injin ɗaya daga cikin jiragen ruwa biyu na Amurka da suka zo daga tashar jiragen ruwa ta Oceana a Virginia kuma suka shafe dare biyu a Shannon kafin ya tashi zuwa sansanin sojojin Amurka. Gulf Persian.

Masu gabatar da kara na jihar sun kalubalanci wadannan aikace-aikacen sannan Alkalin ya yanke hukunci. Abin da ya rage shi ne wanda ake kare ya bayar da bayanan rufewa, sannan alkali ya takaita ya kuma ba da umarni.

Da yake magana bayan shari'ar, mai magana da yawun Shannonwatch ya ce "Sama da sojojin Amurka miliyan uku dauke da makamai ne suka bi ta filin jirgin sama na Shannon tun 2001 a kan hanyarsu ta zuwa yakin basasa a Gabas ta Tsakiya. Wannan ya saba wa tsaka-tsakin Irish da kuma dokokin kasa da kasa kan tsaka tsaki."

Hukumar leken asiri ta CIA ta yi amfani da filin jirgin sama na Shannon don saukaka shirinta na ban mamaki wanda ya haifar da azabtar da daruruwan fursunoni a gaban kotu. Edward Horgan ya ba da shaida cewa sojojin Amurka da CIA amfani da Shannon sun saba wa dokokin Irish ciki har da Dokar Geneva (gyara) Dokar 1998, da Dokar Laifuka (Taron Majalisar Dinkin Duniya Against azabtarwa), 2000. Ya bambanta da akalla 38 tuhuma. na masu fafutukar neman zaman lafiya tun 2001, babu wani tuhuma ko bincike da ya dace da aka yi don keta dokokin Irish da aka ambata a sama.

A gaban kotu, Edward Horgan ya karanta daga cikin babban fayil din mai shafuka 34, mai kunshe da sunayen yara kimanin 1,000 da suka mutu a yankin Gabas ta Tsakiya, wadanda ya dauke su a filin jirgin domin nuna dalilin shigarsu. Yana daga cikin wani shiri mai suna sa wa yara suna wanda shi da wasu masu fafutukar zaman lafiya suke gudanarwa domin rubutawa da kuma lissafta adadin adadin yara har miliyan daya da suka mutu a sakamakon yakin da Amurka da NATO suka yi a tsakiyar kasar. Gabas tun yakin Gulf na farko a 1991.

An kashe yara 2017 jim kadan gabanin yunkurinsu na neman zaman lafiya a shekarar 30, lokacin da sabon zababben shugaban Amurka Trump ya ba da umarnin wani hari na musamman na sojojin ruwa na Amurka a wani kauye na kasar Yemen, wanda ya kashe mutane 29 a ranar 2017 ga watan Janairun XNUMX ciki har da Nawar al Awlaki, mahaifinsa da dan uwansa. An kashe shi a hare-haren da jiragen yakin Amurka maras matuki suka kai a Yemen.

Har ila yau, an jera a cikin jakar akwai yara Palasdinawa 547 da aka kashe a harin da Isra’ila ta kai a Gaza a shekarar 2014. An karanta sunayen wasu tagwayen yara guda hudu da aka kashe. Harin kunar bakin wake da aka kai a kusa da Aleppo a ranar 15 ga watan Afrilun 2017, inda aka kashe yara akalla 80 a cikin munanan yanayi, ya kuma zaburar da Edward da Dan daukar matakin nasu na sulhu bayan kwanaki goma bisa cewa suna da hujjar da ta dace na gwadawa. don hana amfani da filin tashi da saukar jiragen sama na Shannon a irin wannan ta'asa da kuma kare rayukan wasu mutane musamman kananan yara da ake kashewa a Gabas ta Tsakiya.

Alkalan kotun maza takwas da mata hudu sun yarda da hujjarsu cewa sun yi aiki da uzuri na halal. Mai shari'a Martina Baxter ta baiwa wadanda ake tuhuma fa'idar Dokar gwaji akan cajin Trespass, bisa sharadin sun yarda da zama Bound to Peace na tsawon watanni 12 kuma su ba da gudummawa mai mahimmanci ga Co Clare Charity.

A halin da ake ciki, yayin shari'ar a Dublin, goyon bayan Ireland ga yake-yaken Amurka da ke gudana a Gabas ta Tsakiya na ci gaba da komawa filin jirgin sama na Shannon da sojoji suka yi amfani da su. A ranar Litinin 23 ga watan Janairu, wani babban sojan Amurka mai lamba C17 Globemaster mai lamba 07-7183 ya samu man fetur a filin jirgin sama na Shannon bayan ya taho daga sansanin jiragen sama na McGuire da ke New Jersey. Daga nan sai ta zarce zuwa wani sansanin jiragen sama a Jordan a ranar Talata tare da dakatar da mai a Alkahira.

Gwagwarmaya don kafa haƙƙin masu bin doka world beyond war ci gaba.

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Bayan da ta yi aiki a cikin harkokin kiwon lafiyar Irish na shekaru 20, Caroline Hurley na gab da ƙaura zuwa wani yanki a Tipperary. Memba na World Beyond War, labaran nata da sake dubawa sun bayyana a wasu kantunan daban ciki har da Arena (Uwa), Littattafan Ireland, Magazine, Dublin Dublin Littattafai, da kuma sauran wurare.