Marilyn Shepherd has organised a War Crimes Indictment petition Marilyn works closely with S.Aust lawyer and support groups . She is currently writing a book about Woomera . She is a key researcher and activist for sievx.com] The full text is as follows: To: United Nations War Crimes Tribunal

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War Crimes Indictment petition

INDICTMENT OF JOHN WINSTON HOWARD - (Prime Minister of Australia) INDICTMENT OF ROBERT HILL - (Defence Minister of Australia) INDICTMENT OF ALEXANDER DOWNER - (Foreign Minister of Australia) INDICTMENT OF PHILLIP RUDDOCK - (Immigration, Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Minister of Australia) INDICTMENT OF DARYL WILLIAMS - (Attorney-General of Australia) INDICTMENT OF PETER REITH - (Former Defence Minister of Australia) Under Article six (6) of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal(also known as the Nuremburg Principles) the following signatories including Australian citizens [of their respective addresses], call upon the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague to prosecute the above mentioned current and former Ministers of the Crown of Australia, both jointly and severally in the first degree, and jointly and severally as accomplices, with the following crimes against peace and humanity: 1. Participation in a common plan with the Administration of the United States of America for the accomplishment of war against Iraq in violation of international treaties, agreements and assurances, including the United Nations Charter; and, 2. Participation in a conspiracy for the accomplishment of the planning, preparation and waging of a war of aggression in violation of international treaties, agreements and assurances, including the United Nations Charter; and, 3. Inhuman acts committed against the civilian population of asylum seekers,refugees and the Indigenous people of Australia before, and for the purpose of, effecting a common plan or conspiracy to commence hostilities against Iraq; and, 4. Persecution of asylum seekers, refugees and Australian Indigenous people on racial, political and religious grounds in execution of and connection with the above crimes, herewith cited as being against peace and humanity that are within the jurisdiction of the tribunal, and in respect of which these high officials of Australia claim they are immune from prosecution under domestic law.