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International tribunal closes

KCNA

Release Date: 7/26/2003

Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- The Pyongyang international tribunal on U.S. crimes in Korea that opened on July 24 under the co-sponsorship of International Democratic Organizations and the Korean Committee for Solidarity with the World People was closed today. The tribunal heard testimonies made by those who suffered great misfortune and sufferings due to the U.S. imperialist aggressors during the Korean War and testimonies made by scholars in the relevant field of the DPRK.

The victims cited detailed facts proving the crimes committed by the GIs during the war, branding the U.S. imperialist aggressors as wolves in human skin and ogres.

Scholars said that the U.S. economic sanctions and blockade against the DPRK have seriously affected its socio-economic progress and people's living and they reached an intolerable phase, adding these acts are a violation of international law as they infringe upon the sovereignty of the country and obstruct its economic development.

Speeches were made by Masataka Mori, head of a group of investigation into damage by U.S. germ warfare: Kristian Robert Carter, representative of the British Friendship Society with Korea: J. Gary Campbell, head of a delegation of the U.S. veterans' organization for the peace: Kim Jin Bom, vice-chairman of the Korean Democratic Lawyers Association: and Hussein Mujalli, representative of the Arab Lawyers Union and chairman of the Jordanian Lawyers Association.

Dismissing the U.S. hostile policy towards the DPRK as one of infringing upon the sovereignty stipulated in international law and harassing peace, crimes that can never be justified under any pretext, they demanded the U.S. make an official apology and compensation for its hostile policy toward the DPRK and crimes against humanity.

Presiding judge Jitendra Sharma, chairman of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, read out the verdict of the Pyongyang international tribunal on U.S. crimes in Korea.