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Nigeria court-martial sentences 27 UN peacekeeping soldiers to life imprisonment

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] A court-martial in Nigeria sentenced 27 UN peacekeeping troops to life imprisonment Tuesday. The soldiers of the 14th Nigerian Battalion were convicted of mutiny under the Armed Forces Act 2004 for staging street demonstrations in protest of a shortfall in their UN allowances for a Nigerian peacekeeping mission. The protesting soldiers alleged finance officers in the Nigerian Army stole their extra UN pay. Five of the officers convicted and sentenced were finance officers held vicariously liable for the protests. The sentences are must be confirmed by Nigerian authorities. The soldiers' lawyer anticipates appealing the judgment. UN Peacekeeping missions have increasingly come under international criticism for being underfunded, understaffed, and underprepared. Although many larger nations continue to fund peacekeeping missions, fewer and fewer nations are willing to send troops. Currently there are 16 UN peacekeeping missions worldwide, including several in Africa.VOTE FOR JURIST JURIST is nominated for a 2009 Webby Award as best Law website. Please vote for us here!

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on April 29, 2009 (boomark / email).