THE NANGAR KHEL (AFGHANISTAN) INCIDENT ON AUGUST 16, 2007 (Sprawa naruszenia Konwencji Genewskich z 1949 roku i Konwencji Haskich z 1907 roku w Nangar Khel 16 sierpnia 2007 roku

• Authors: Gaska Marek
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The Nangar Khel incident took place when a patrol of the Polish soldiers from the elite 18th Airborne-Assault Battalion fired four shells from a 60 mm mortar at the Afghan village, resulting in the deaths of six civilians, including a pregnant woman and a child, and seriously injured three other civilians. On July 6, 2008, prosecutors ended the investigation and sent an indictment against two officers, two non-commissioned officers and three privates to the Court, accusing them of committing a war crime of unlawfully targeting civilians in a reprisal. The trial began in February 2009. The Author had taught humanitarian law to the accused soldiers during preparations for the mission and also claims that they are innocent.

Keywords

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AFGHANISTAN; INDISCRIMINATE ATTACK; POLISH TROOPS; REPRISAL; THE NANGAR KHEL INCIDENT; WAR CRIME

• Publisher: Akademia Marynarki Wojennej (Polish Naval Academy), Gdynia, Poland
• Journal: Międzynarodowe Prawo Humanitarne
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 173-194
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

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Gaska Marek

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11PLAAAA08999