abbey621:
These monkeys are always embarrassing themselves! No U.S court has jurisdiction over matters such as these as long as it did not happen on U.S soil and does not involve U.S citizens, I could understand International Criminal Court but a U.S district court, pathetic!

12Monkeys:


You won join the daft train?

amaechi2020:
A United States (U.S.) District Court for the District of Columbia has granted leave to 10 Biafran plaintiffs to sue Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, and 13 others for complicity in the 2016 torture and extra-judicial killings under colour of Nigeria law to retaliate for peaceful Biafran protests against ethnic or religious oppression.

Brought under the Torture Victims Protection Act and Alien Tort Claims Act Complaint, the plaintiffs are seeking millions of dollars as damages to compensate for their grievous losses and suffering.

The suit, John Doe, et al vs. Tukur Yusuf Buratai et al, with Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-01033, has been assigned to United States District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle, who was appointed by President William Jefferson Clinton.
The court further ruled that the “plaintiffs alleged that identifying plaintiffs or decedents would expose them, their families and relatives to an intolerable risk of death or serious bodily injury at the hands of defendants or the Government of Nigeria.”

Counsel to the plaintiffs, Attorney Bruce Fein of Fein & DelValle PLLC, and W. Bruce DelValle, said, among others: “This landmark lawsuit is about justice and the rule of law coming to rescue Igbo, Biafrans and their political supporters who are persecuted, because of their Christian religion, ethnicity and political viewpoints since Nigeria’s independence from its colonial master Great Britain in October 1960.”

http://guardian.ng/news/buratai-13-others-taken-to-u-s-district-court-over-biafra-protests/

12Monkeys:



Then why has the federal judge not thrown the case out?

Think afonja

bobowaja:


Hmmmm.... Oga are you sure?

How does it even sound to your ears that I want to sue Donald Trump to owerri customary court? Does it make any sense to you? Even some cases here are done within a state without FG intervention. And there is always a power coverage for every power that be. International bodies are in better position to look into this kind of situation and not some district courts in a faraway land whose laws are not in tandem with ours.


Those guys are suing for money and if given time I know they will ask their brothers to contribute some amount of money to push the case - which of cause is going into their pockets. Must these set of people resort to dupe themselves without recourse?

excanny:
The Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (TVPA; Pub.L. 102–256 , H.R. 2092 , 106 Stat. 73 , enacted March 12, 1992) is a statute that allows for the filing of civil suits in the United States against individuals who, acting in an official capacity for any foreign nation, committed torture and/or extrajudicial killing . The statute requires a plaintiff to show exhaustion of local remedies in the location of the crime, to the extent that such remedies are "adequate and available." Plaintiffs may be U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens.


Although the Act was not passed until early 1992, it was introduced the previous year, and the official name of the Act is the "Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991."


Legal issues
In 1992, Sister Dianna Ortiz was the first to file a case under the act, in a civil action against former general and Defense Minister Héctor Gramajo of
Guatemala , contending that, by his command authority, he was responsible for her abduction, rape, and torture by military forces in Guatemala in November 1989. A federal court in Massachusetts ruled in her favor, awarding her $5 million in damages in 1995.

abbey621:


Go back and read!

comrChris:
Must you call them names before passing your unneeded message across?

Its obvious you and your likes are the biggest monkey here, you said they are embarrassing themselves,then why not leave them alone, i know in real life you worth nothing, you are such a hopeless and a miserable being..

Indeed nairaland is filled with the most foolish persons on earth and you are undoubtly one..

I know you are going to come back to brag about what you may not even achieve in your entire life..

Seriously i hate people like you, always claim they know it all, even if you know little about this issue cant you pass your message in a polite way without abuse..

Stkilda:


Wow, there is a precedent. It means that they will most likely be convicted in the US. Hague, then becomes a mere formality. These guys are in real trouble. IPOB are not stupid after all. I wonder why they excluded Buhari.

abbey621:


You would have made sense if we were discussing your family matters but since this issue concerns Nigeria and Nigerians(Those that like or hate Nigeria) then you have no right to stop people from commenting on issues of national disgrace! You don't know me and I don't know you, so there's no need for a statement of accomplishment but when it comes to U.S law, I don't expect simpletons like you to understand. Let me state equivocally that I do not hate any Biafrans all I'm saying here is for them to behave with some intelligence. What they want is not monetary compensation but criminal charges, a U.S district court can't do that for them, even monetary compensation won't happen, ICC would have been a better option but stubborn goats hardly use their brains but would rather crack their skull. Educate yourself man and stop your pathetic rambling!

A United States (U.S.) District Court for the District of Columbia has granted leave to 10 Biafran plaintiffs to sue Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, and 13 others for complicity in the 2016 torture and extra-judicial killings under colour of Nigeria law to retaliate for peaceful Biafran protests against ethnic or religious oppression.

excanny:
The Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (TVPA; Pub.L. 102–256 , H.R. 2092 , 106 Stat. 73 , enacted March 12, 1992) is a statute that allows for the filing of civil suits in the United States against individuals who, acting in an official capacity for any foreign nation, committed torture and/or extrajudicial killing . The statute requires a plaintiff to show exhaustion of local remedies in the location of the crime, to the extent that such remedies are "adequate and available." Plaintiffs may be U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens.


Although the Act was not passed until early 1992, it was introduced the previous year, and the official name of the Act is the "Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991."


Legal issues
In 1992, Sister Dianna Ortiz was the first to file a case under the act, in a civil action against former general and Defense Minister Héctor Gramajo of
Guatemala , contending that, by his command authority, he was responsible for her abduction, rape, and torture by military forces in Guatemala in November 1989. A federal court in Massachusetts ruled in her favor, awarding her $5 million in damages in 1995.

12Monkeys:


Stop disgracing yourself afonja southhaters and read the opening paragraph again



Now go and approach your nearest sharia court in Kano to effect an overuling on the US Federal court's decision to allow for Buruntai to be rightly sued for war crimes

abbey621:


I'll just show you 3 things wrong here:

1. Civil Case: What Biafrans want is not monetary compensation but criminal prosecution.

2. Extrajudicial killing - Biafrans would have to argue that the protesters were not armed and the use of force was not sanctioned by the present rule of law in Nigeria.

3. They now have to show that they have exhausted all local remedies which means they have tried the judicial system in Nigeria, there are written documentation of nonchalant response from the justice system and so on.

There's a reason why this particular act has never been applied to a democratic government, the burden of proof is exhausting!

abbey621:


You're the one embarrassing your kin folks. You haven't stepped in the U.S, not to talk of understanding their laws so your username fits you properly!

abbey621:


I'll just show you 3 things wrong here:

1. Civil Case: What Biafrans want is not monetary compensation but criminal prosecution.

2. Extrajudicial killing - Biafrans would have to argue that the protesters were not armed and the use of force was not sanctioned by the present rule of law in Nigeria.

3. They now have to show that they have exhausted all local remedies which means they have tried the judicial system in Nigeria, there are written documentation of nonchalant response from the justice system and so on.

There's a reason why this particular act has never been applied to a democratic government, the burden of proof is exhausting!

ayzTIGER:
Afonjas should just give me one reason why they are defending Burutai here. Burutai killed hundreds of protesters which is crime against international law and now he has been sued to face justice and Afonjas are here spewing trash not minding this 12th June in which Abiola was murdered and out of cowardice they kept shut. Afonjas how is this thread una business to the extent of insulting Igbos propagating that IPOB is scamming them of their hard earned money, Afonjas is your money?? Afonjas what the Bleep is your problem?

abbey621:


I'll just show you 3 things wrong here:

1. Civil Case: What Biafrans want is not monetary compensation but criminal prosecution.

2. Extrajudicial killing - Biafrans would have to argue that the protesters were not armed and the use of force was not sanctioned by the present rule of law in Nigeria.

3. They now have to show that they have exhausted all local remedies which means they have tried the judicial system in Nigeria, there are written documentation of nonchalant response from the justice system and so on.

There's a reason why this particular act has never been applied to a democratic government, the burden of proof is exhausting!

Brought under the Torture Victims Protection Act and Alien Tort Claims Act Complaint, the plaintiffs are seeking millions of dollars as damages to compensate for their grievous losses and suffering.

12Monkeys:


See this osogbo reared taju claiming social media lawyer

The Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (TVPA; Pub.L. 102–256 , H.R. 2092 , 106 Stat. 73 , enacted March 12, 1992) is a statute that allows for the filing of civil suits in the United States against individuals who, acting in an official capacity for any foreign nation, committed torture and/or extrajudicial killing . The statute requires a plaintiff to show exhaustion of local remedies in the location of the crime, to the extent that such remedies are "adequate and available." Plaintiffs may be U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens.


Although the Act was not passed until early 1992, it was introduced the previous year, and the official name of the Act is the "Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991."


Legal issues
In 1992, Sister Dianna Ortiz was the first to file a case under the act, in a civil action against former general and Defense Minister Héctor Gramajo of
Guatemala , contending that, by his command authority, he was responsible for her abduction, rape, and torture by military forces in Guatemala in November 1989. A federal court in Massachusetts ruled in her favor, awarding her $5 million in damages in 1995.


Afonja can't you hide your foolishness for once?

excanny:


I think they want money.

12Monkeys:



You think these people are humanoid?

Afonjas are a repetilan breed directly descended from lucifer

auntysimbiat:
US can't tel us how we will operate, stop wasting ur tym

abbey621:


You would have made sense if we were discussing your family matters but since this issue concerns Nigeria and Nigerians(Those that like or hate Nigeria) then you have no right to stop people from commenting on issues of national disgrace! You don't know me and I don't know you, so there's no need for a statement of accomplishment but when it comes to U.S law, I don't expect simpletons like you to understand. Let me state equivocally that I do not hate any Biafrans all I'm saying here is for them to behave with some intelligence. What they want is not monetary compensation but criminal charges, a U.S district court can't do that for them, even monetary compensation won't happen, ICC would have been a better option but stubborn goats hardly use their brains but would rather crack their skull. Educate yourself man and stop your pathetic rambling!

DanseMacabre:



That's any country that maintains diplomatic ties with the USA. Thanks for the enlightenment.

*Modified* But on second thought, the crime wasn't commited in the US, so do they still have any locus standi?

DanseMacabre:



That's any country that maintains diplomatic ties with the USA. Thanks for the enlightenment.

*Modified* But on second thought, the crime wasn't commited in the US, so do they still have any locus standi?

abbey621:


Are you retarded or did your mother drop you while you were a baby? Read what you posted, does it mention criminal prosecution? NO! Where the defendants diresctly harmed by Burutai or his men? NO! The ATCA "allows Americans and foreigners to file suit for violations of international law while the defendant is in the United States.Why not stop relying on wikipedia and do some research yourself, you are obviously not strong in the intelligence spectrum so I'll repeat myself, U.S district courts have no jurisdiction in this matter, the case is beyond their authority and the act that you claim does not hold water in a democratic government. I could understand if the 10 Biafrans were direct victims and have exhausted all local efforts for compensation but to go direct to a U.S district court is foolish especially when we have international bodies capable of much harsher judgments...Stop your foolishness and educate yourself!

abbey621:


If it's money they want then the court might actually hear their case but it will be hard for them because the 10 defendants plaintiffs were not directly harmed by Burutai or his men.

abbey621:


Are you retarded or did your mother drop you while you were a baby? Read what you posted, does it mention criminal prosecution? NO! Where the defendants diresctly harmed by Burutai or his men? NO! The ATCA "allows Americans and foreigners to file suit for violations of international law while the defendant is in the United States.Why not stop relying on wikipedia and do some research yourself, you are obviously not strong in the intelligence spectrum so I'll repeat myself, U.S district courts have no jurisdiction in this matter, the case is beyond their authority and the act that you claim does not hold water in a democratic government. I could understand if the 10 Biafrans were direct victims and have exhausted all local efforts for compensation but to go direct to a U.S district court is foolish especially when we have international bodies capable of much harsher judgments...Stop your foolishness and educate yourself!