Two famous French lawyers, former Minister Roland Dumas and Jacques Verges, said Sunday in Tripoli they planned to file complaint against French President Nicolas Sarkozy, for "crimes against humanity" in Libya. During a press conference in Tripoli, a representative of the Libyan Ministry of Justice said that both attorneys had brought "volunteers" to support a complaint by the families of "victims of NATO bombing" against the President Sarkozy, whose country took over the operations of the international coalition in Libya.
"The two lawyers will file a complaint on behalf of Libyan families in the French courts," said Ibrahim Boukhzam in the presence of some thirty representatives of families who signed proxies to both lawyers. Ms. Dumas, a former Socialist minister, said he was "amazed that this mission [of NATO] that aims at protecting civilians is killing them." He denounced the "brutal aggression against a sovereign country" and said he was ready to defend Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in case he would be tried by the International Criminal Court.
Describing the countries of the Atlantic Alliance as "murderers", Mr. Verges has blasted his side "a French government led by thugs and assassins." "We will break the silence," he said. The Libyan regime, facing a revolt not seen since mid-February, was beaten for over two months by an international coalition raids took place on 19 March, under the terms of Resolution 1973 of the Security Council UN to protect civilians.
After a two-day visit to Libya, the two lawyers said they would begin legal proceedings for the filing of the complaint, upon their return Monday in Paris. 
"The two lawyers will file a complaint on behalf of Libyan families in the French courts," said Ibrahim Boukhzam in the presence of some thirty representatives of families who signed proxies to both lawyers. Ms. Dumas, a former Socialist minister, said he was "amazed that this mission [of NATO] that aims at protecting civilians is killing them." He denounced the "brutal aggression against a sovereign country" and said he was ready to defend Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in case he would be tried by the International Criminal Court.
Describing the countries of the Atlantic Alliance as "murderers", Mr. Verges has blasted his side "a French government led by thugs and assassins." "We will break the silence," he said. The Libyan regime, facing a revolt not seen since mid-February, was beaten for over two months by an international coalition raids took place on 19 March, under the terms of Resolution 1973 of the Security Council UN to protect civilians.
After a two-day visit to Libya, the two lawyers said they would begin legal proceedings for the filing of the complaint, upon their return Monday in Paris.
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