Barack Obama accused of crime against humanity over Bin Laden killing
A SPANISH lawyer has formally accused Barack Obama of crimes against humanity for ordering the assassination of Osama Bin Laden.
Daniel Fiol lodged a written complaint at the International Criminal Court accusing the US president of breaching the Geneva Convention.
Navy Seals acting on Obama’s orders shot the Al Qaeda leader dead on May 2 after storming his compound in Pakistan.
In his complaint, the Mallorca-based lawyer said Bin Laden should have been “pursued, arrested, tried and convicted” on behalf of “the victims of some terrible and appalling atrocities”.
The killing was even worse as it took place in foreign territory without the permission of that government, he said.
The lawyer joked: “I am not being paid by Al Qaeda”.