The British prime minister accused of war crimes in the application to the MTK. It's about passing the island

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was accused of in the application to the International Criminal Court (MTK) of war crimes in connection with the agreement on the transfer of the Czagos Islands, the Zamorski territory of Great Britain, Mauritius – said the daily “Telegraph” on Tuesday.

A group of residents of the islands of Czagos accused the head of the government, as well as the former foreign minister, currently justice, David Lammy and the defense minister John Healey of conducting “deportation or forced resettlement” by refusing the indigenous population of the possibility of returning to the largest island in the archipelago, Diego Garcia, on which there is a military base.

The Mauritius government for years claimed that the islands in the Indian Ocean should become part of the country after gaining independence in 1968. This did not happen, because the United Kingdom retained this area as overseas territory.

The islands became an important strategic point on the map in connection with the construction of a military unit in Diego Garcia in the 70s. The United Kingdom has long been with accusations that it has broken international law by deporting the inhabitants of the island in 1968–1973. Many displaced ones settled in Great Britain.

According to the people who submitted the application to the MTK, Starmer led to the displacement of the indigenous population is still ongoing, because the contract will not allow her to return to Diego Garcia, which this year will be taken over by Mauritius. As part of the London agreement, he will lease the military base for the next 99 years, which will cost a total of $ 3.4 billion.

As reported by “Telegraph”, in the application submitted to the resettlement of the inhabitants of the Czagos Islands in the 1960s and 1970s, it was described as “one of the longest and most glaring cases of displacement in modern history.” It was also found that Starmer, Lamma and Healey “consciously committed crimes against humanity”, not allowing the displaced people to return to the island, and the victims “are already waiting for half a century for justice.”

The MTS will now decide to initiate a preliminary investigation in the case of British politicians and the manner in which the United Kingdom government managed the dispute over the islands of Czagos. If the court finds that the prime minister and ministers must provide explanations in the case, it may initiate a full investigation into crime against humanity.

The MTS or the British government did not answer the newspaper's request for comment.

From London Marta Zabłocka (PAP)

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