Big Leftymedia is concerned that former ISIS fighters who defected from France to the Caliphate aren’t getting due process:<\/p>\n
\n[Human Rights Watch spokesman Belkis] WILLE:\u00a0 The trials of ISIS suspects in Iraq are fundamentally unfair. We say this based on sitting through many of these trials over the last two years. And what we see is that defendants do not get any of their basic due process rights granted to them under international law, as well as under Iraqi law. There is absolutely no presumption of innocence when they walk into the courtroom. And many times, defendants are alleging that they have been tortured.<\/p>\n
[NPR Middle East correspondent Jane] ARRAF: France doesn’t have a death penalty. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said it would relay its opposition to sentencing the men to death. But it also said it respected Iraqi jurisdiction. The men were handed over by Kurdish Syrian forces to Iraq because the alleged crimes were committed in Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n
Due process is a human right, and it’s be disingenuous of someone who supports Western Civilization to say otherwise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m just wondering where the concern was when ISIS was on the ascendant? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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