201 沙龙被指控牵涉屠杀巴勒斯坦难民

201 沙龙被指控牵涉屠杀巴勒斯坦难民

Calls for Sharon's Arrest for Alleged¹ War Crimes Continue
Sonja Pace
Cairo
20 Jul 2001 19:05 UTC

A Belgian lawyer representing Palestinian and Lebanese 1)clients says he is hopeful those responsible for the 1982 2)massacre² of hundreds, perhaps thousands of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon will be brought to justice. Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is among those 3)implicated in the massacre.
Speaking to reporters in Cairo, Belgian lawyer Luc Walleyn said those responsible for the massacre of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila 4)refugee camps in Lebanon 19 years ago should face charges of war crimes and genocide. "What happened in September '82 was one of the most important crimes that happened since the second world war," Mr. Walleyn said.
The Sabra and Shatila massacres³ took place during Israel's 5)invasion of Lebanon and its sweep into West Beirut to drive out Palestinian fighters. In September 1982, pro-Israeli Lebanese Christian⁴ militias⁶ entered the two refugee camps as part of what was termed a 6)mop-up operation, while Israeli troops surrounded the area. Soon thereafter reports 7)emerged about mass killings⁷ of 8)unarmed civilians⁸ and about Israeli forces preventing refugees from 9)fleeing the attacks.
Mohamed Abu Roudeyna, one of Mr. Walleyn's clients, was five years old when the massacres occurred and was living with his family in the Shatila camp. He says the militias came into the camp and entered the houses and separated the men from the women and children. He says he was sent off with the women to the sports 10)stadium for interrogation. He says he was too young to realize that the people who disappeared would never come back, that they were dead. He says his father and most of his family were massacred. And now, he says, he wants Ariel Sharon to pay.
Mr. Sharon was defense⁹ minister of Israel at the time of Sabra and Shatila and he was found indirectly¹⁰ responsible for the massacres by a 11)judicial inquiry¹¹ headed by the chief justice of Israel's 12)supreme court. After the inquiry was released, Mr. Sharon resigned his post.
Luc Walleyn says he believes there is enough evidence to show that Mr. Sharon had more than just "indirect" responsibility. "The operation to clean up the camps Sabra and Shatila was not an initiative from the Lebanese 13)militia⁵," he says, "it was clearly a joint¹² operation between the Israeli command and that militia, that was in fact acting¹³ during the whole Lebanese war also as auxiliary¹⁴ troops to the Israeli 14)occupation."
Mr. Walleyn says Mr. Sharon does not enjoy 15)immunity from prosecution¹⁵, and he says all those involved, Israelis and Lebanese, must be brought to justice.
His Palestinian clients are taking their case to Belgium because a 1993 law allows Belgian courts to prosecute¹⁶ foreigners for human rights 16)violations, including 17)genocide and war crimes, committed outside of Belgium.
Mr. Walleyn acknowledges that it's impossible to 18)predict whether Ariel Sharon will actually stand trial, but he says there is nowadays a greater sense of accountability. He 19)cited the recent arrest of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, who is in a 20)detention center in The Hague and faces charges of war crimes by the U.N. war crimes tribunal.
"I don't think even the prosecutor¹⁷ of The Hague, [when she issued] a warrant of arrest in May 1999, was sure that two years later Mr. Milosevic would be in jail," Mr. Walleyn said.
A lawyer for Ariel Sharon dismisses the charges as a political 21)ploy. Mr. Walleyn disagrees. He says the case should send a message to other world leaders, letting them know they are not above the law and can be held 22)accountable.
The case is currently in the hands of a Brussels 23)magistrate who will decide whether there is enough evidence to bring Mr. Sharon and others to trial. The probe could take years.

(1) client[5klaIEnt]n.顾客, 客户, 委托人
(2) massacre[5mAsEkE(r)]n.残杀, 大屠杀v.残杀, 集体屠杀
(3) implicate[5ImplIkeIt]vt.使牵连其中, 含意, 暗示n.包含的东西
(4) refugee[refjJ:5dVi:; (?@) 5refjJdVi:]n.难民, 流亡者
(5) invasion[In5veIV(E)n]n.入侵
(6) mop-up[`mCpQp]n.扫荡, 扫尾工作
(7) emerge[I5m:dV]vi.显现, 浮现, 暴露, (事实)显现出来
(8) unarmed[5Qn5B:md]adj.徒手的, 非武装的
(9) flee[fli:]vt.逃避, 逃跑, 逃走vi.消散, 逃, 消失
(10) stadium[5steIdIEm]n.露天大型运动场
(11) judicial[dVu:5dIF(E)l]adj.司法的, 法院的, 公正的, 明断的
(12) Supreme Court最高法院
(13) militia[mI5lIFE]n.民兵
(14) occupation[RkjJ5peIF(E)n]n.职业, 占有, 占有(房屋等)期间
(15) immunity from prosecution 免于起诉
(16) violation[ 9vaIE`leIFEn ]n.违反, 违背, 妨碍, 侵害
(17) genocide[5dVenEsaId]n.有计划的灭种和屠杀
(18) predict[prI5dIkt]v.预知, 预言, 预报
(19) cite[saIt]vt.引用, 引证, 提名表扬
(20) detention center n. （青少年罪犯）感化中心 2拘留中心
(21) ploy[plCI]n.策略, 趣味, 工作
(22) accountable[E5kaJntEb(E)l]adj.应负责的, 有责任的, 可解释的
(23) magistrate[5mAdVIstreIt]n.文职官员, 地方官员

 

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

3 massacres   

大屠杀( massacre的名词复数 )； 惨败

参考例句：

• The time is past for guns and killings and massacres. 动不动就用枪、动不动就杀、大规模屠杀的时代已经过去了。 来自教父部分
• Numberless recent massacres were still vivid in their recollection. 近来那些不可胜数的屠杀，在他们的头脑中记忆犹新。

4 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

5 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

6 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

7 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

8 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

9 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

10 indirectly   

adv.间接地，不直接了当地

参考例句：

• I heard the news indirectly.这消息我是间接听来的。
• They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人，他们进行了间接接触。

11 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

12 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

13 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

14 auxiliary   

adj.辅助的，备用的

参考例句：

• I work in an auxiliary unit.我在一家附属单位工作。
• The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of blackout.这家医院装有备用发电系统以防灯火管制。

15 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

16 prosecute   

vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官

参考例句：

• I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
• Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？

17 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。