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Israels weapon exports to Rwanda during genocide to stay secret, following Supreme Court ruling
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of The Independent (One of the UK's leading newspapers)
Posted: April 24th, 2016
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-s...
Documents detailing Israels alleged defence exports to Rwanda during the countrys civil war and genocide in the 1990s are to remain sealed, the countrys Supreme Court has ruled. Two years ago Professor Yair Auron and attorney Eitay Mack submitted a Freedom of Information request to the Israels defence ministry to discover the nature of any arms exports made to Rwanda between 1990 and 1995, the Times of Israel reports. Between 800,000 and 1 million people were killed over the course of 100 days in Rwanda in 1994. Weapons used in the genocide allegedly included Israeli-made 5.56mm bullets, rifles and grenades. Information apparently detailing this is sealed in the contested documentation. Mr Auron and Mr Macks request reportedly stated: According to various reports in Israel and abroad, the defence exports to Rwanda ostensibly violated international law, at least during the period of the weapons embargo imposed by the UN Security Council. The Supreme Court ... rejected the appeal for the documents to be released, stating: Disclosure of the information sought does not advance the public interest claimed by the appellants to the extent that it takes preference and precedence over the claims of harm to state security and international relations, Haaretz reports. Mr Mack responded to the decision by calling it mistaken and immoral, but said that at no point during the proceedings was there a denial that there were defence exports during the genocide, and vowed to continue to fight to expose the truth.
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