Monday, May 18, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Says Victims Of 1998 Al Qaeda Attacks In Africa Can Sue Sudan

A view of the damaged U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

FOX News: Supreme Court: Victims of 1998 Al Qaeda attacks in Africa can sue Sudan

The Supreme Court sided Monday with victims of Al Qaeda’s 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa, ruling unanimously that they were eligible for punitive damages from Sudan, which was found to have assisted the terror organization.

The decision comes at a delicate time for relations between the U.S. and Sudan, where an uprising last year overthrew the 30-year regime of Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide allegedly committed by his forces in the country’s Darfur region. Washington and the transitional government in Khartoum recently agreed to exchange ambassadors for the first time in decades.

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More News On The U.S. Supreme Court Saying That Victims Of 1998 Al Qaeda Attacks In Africa Can Sue Sudan

High court allows bigger award in 1998 embassy bombings case -- AP
U.S. Supreme Court heaps more damages on Sudan in embassy bombing cases -- Reuters
Sudan Must Pay Billions to Terrorism Victims, Supreme Court Rules -- New York Times
Supreme Court says victims of al-Qaeda bombings entitled to billions in punitive damages -- Washington Post
Supreme Court sides with families of embassy bombing victims in Sudan lawsuit -- ABC News
Sudan Owes Victims of Embassy Bombings $4 Billion, Supreme Court Rules -- Washington Free Beacon
US Supreme Court heaps more damages on Sudan in embassy bombing cases -- Middle East Monitor

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think Sudan should pay. I not as convinced as I was when their last president for life was in power.

The US has paid before.

"As part of the settlement, even though the U.S. government did not admit legal liability or formally apologize to Iran, it still agreed to pay US$61.8 million on an ex gratia basis in compensation to the families of the Iranian victims."

Has Russia paid for the airliners it has brought down?

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