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Urd De Paris INSTITUT URD DE PARIS Bulletin de liaison et d'information .1 W225 1 DÉCEMBRE 2003 La publication de ce Bulletin bénéficie de subventions du Ministère français des Affaires étrangères (DGCID) et du Fonds d'action et de soutien pour l'intégration et la lutte contre les discriminations (FASlW) Ce bulletin paraît en français et anglais Prix au numéro: France: 6 € - Etranger: 7,5 € Abonnement annuel (12 numéros) France: 60 € - Etranger: 75 € Périodique mensuel Directeur de la publication: Mohamad HASSAN Numéro de la Commission Paritaire: 659 13 A.S. ISBN 0761 1285 INSTITUT KURDE, 106, rue La Fayette - 75010 PARIS TéL: 01- 48 24 64 64 - Fax: 01- 48 24 64 66 www.fikp.org E-mail: [email protected] 50_aire: • LA [APTIJRE DE SADDAM HlJSSEIN • NEW-YORK: HOSHYAR lEBARI, MINISTRE IRAKIEN DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES, A VIVEMENTOUTIQUÉ L'ONIJEN L'A[WSANT D'AVOm FARLI À SAlIVER SON PAYS DE LA «TYRANNIE MEIIRTRlÈRE » .LA SYRIE SIGNE AVE[ L'IJNIONEIIROPÉENNE UN AUOD D'ASSOOATION FAVOmSANT lES INVESTISSEMENTSEIIROPÉENS AlORS QIJElES ETATS-IJNISDÉ[mENT DÉ SAN(JIONS É[ONOMIQIJES ET POLITIQIJES [ONTRE DAMAS • JAMES BAKER OBTIENT DES EIIROPÉENS ET DE MOS[OIl DES PROMESSES DE RÉDIl(JION SIJBSTANTIEllE DE LA DrnE IRAKIENNE • TÉHÉRAN: MANIFESTATIONSESTlJDIANTINES EN IRAN ET SIGNATIIRE DIl TRAITÉ DE NON PROLIFÉRATION NlJUÉAIRE • lE PENTAGONE PRÉ[ONISE L'EXUIlSION DES ENTREPmSES DES PAYS OPPOSÉS À lA GIJERREDES [ONTRATS DE RE[ONSTRIl(JION DE L'IRAK • lE BRAN 2003 DE LA SITIlATION DES DROITS DE L'HOMME EN TIJRQW PlllS [RITIQIJE QIl'EN 1999 • KIRKOIlK : lES KIIRDES MANIFESTENTPOlIR RÉOAMER lEIIR RAnAOIEMENT Ail KIIRDISTAN AIJTONOME • lN MEMORIAM: DÉŒs DIl PÈRE JOSEPH PARI • VERS L'EXPIJlSION D'IRAK DES MOIJDJAHIDDINE DIl PEIJP1E IRANIEN? • AINSI QIJE... · III DANS LA PRESSE TIIRQIJE LA [APTIJRE OE SAUDAN: BUSSElN d'une conférence de presse. « Maintenant, l'ancien dictateur va faire face à la justice qu'il a refusé de donner à des millions » de gens, a 'ÉVÉNEMENT tant par 600 militaires américains. affirmé ensuite à Washington le attendu et espéré par les L'ancien dictateur irakien a été président George W Bush. « La Irakiens est enfin arrivé. capturé sans résistance huit mois capture de cet homme était Saddam Hussein a été après le renversement de son régime essentielle pour l'émergence d'un découvert le 13 décembre à par l'armée américaine. Irak libre », a-t-il ajouté. C'est 20H00 locales (17H00 GMT) dans L'administrateur civil américain en l'agence officielle iranienne Irna qui une cache souterraine de deux Irak, Paul Bremer, a officialisé la a annoncé en premier la capture de mètres de profondeur aménagée nouvelle le 14 décembre : Saddam Hussein à Tikrit, en citant dans une ferme près de la ville d'al- « Mesdames et Messieurs, nous comme source le chef kurde Jalal Daour, non loin de Tikrit, au cours l'avons eu », « le tyran est Talabani. « Les forces américaines de l'opération « Aube rouge» menée prisonnier », a-t-il déclaré au cours ont annoncé à Tikrit que Sadd am • :2 • HlIlIc{1II de l/(lI~(J/J et d'lIIflml1t7t!o/J n° 225 • décembre 2()()?' -- - Hussein - avaIt er-e arrêté Rumsfeld, sur la chaîne américaine les Américaills,représentant l'ancien aujourd'hui », a déclaré Jalal CBS. « Il s'est vu accordé la dictateur le visage mangé par une Talabani, qui a souhaité que l'ex- protection du statut de prisonnier de longue barbe poivre et sel et se dictateur soit condamné à la prison à guerre et il sera traité en accord avec faisant examiner par un médecin. perpétuité plutôt qu'à la peine de la convention de Genève », a indiqué Puis a été montrée une photo prise mort. M.Rumsfeld, précisant que ce sera après qu'il eut été rasé, à l'exception aux juristes de décider si la Croix de sa célèbre moustache. Le général L'ancien dictateur se trouvait « dans Rouge pourra le voir. Interrogé sur Sanchez a affirmé qu'il avait été un trou à rats» dont l'entrée était les méthodes qui pourraient être capturé sur la base d'informations cachée avec des briques et de la terre, utilisées par les militaires pour faire communiquées aux forces selon le général Ricardo Sanchez, parler Saddam Hussein, M. Rumsfeld américaines, mais n'a pas précisé si commandant des forees américaines a totalement récusé l'idée que c'était par des prisonniers arrêtés ees en Irak. « Il y avait seulement de la l'armée américaine puisse faire usage dernières semaines ou si l'appât du place pour qu'une personne reste de la torture pour obtenir des gain l'avait emporté sur l'allégeance couchée (... ) Le trou avait un informations de la part de l'ancien tribale ou familiale. Les Américains ventilateur pour la circulation de dictateur arrêté. Il a également avaient promis une prime de 25 l'air », a-t-il déclaré. Saddam Hussein démenti que les autorités iraniennes millions de dollars pour sa capture. avait en sa possession un pistolet, avaient mis une quelconque part Tout en félicitant les troupes deux kalachnikovs et 750.000 dollars dans la capture de Saddam Hussein. américaines, M. Bush a affIrmé que en liquide. Deux autres personnes « La raison pour laquelle il a cette arrestation ne marquait « pas la ont été capturées en même temps finalement été capturé c'est parce fin de la violence en Irak ». « Nous que lui. « Aujourd'hui, le que des hommes et des femmes faisons toujours faceà des terroristes gouvernement de la peur et de la merveilleux en uniforme ont été là- qui préfèrent tuer des gens innocents répression est révolu à jamais », a bas (en Irak) depuis 7, 8 mois », a-t-il que d'accepter l'émergence de la déclaré un vieil opposant à Saddam ajouté. La CIA a été chargée de liberté au cœur du Moyen-Orient », Hussein, Adnan Pachachi, membre mener les interrogatoires de Saddam a-t-il déclaré. du Conseil de gouvernement Hussein, a annoncé le 16 décembre transitoire irakien, qui faisait partie Donald Rumsfeld. « J'ai demandé au Le président en exercice du Conseil d'une délégation irakienne appelée à (directeur de la CIA) George Tenet du gouvernement provisoire irakien, identifier l'ancien dictateur. Saddam de se charger des interrogatoires de Abelaziz Hakim, arrivé le 14 Hussein était « sans remord et même Saddam Hussein », a déclaré D. décembre au soir à Paris à la tête rebelle », a ajouté M. Pachachi. Rumsfeld, expliquant que l'agence de d'une délégation du Conseil du renseignement était plus qualifiée gouvernement provisoire irakien, La fin du tyran honni a donné lieu à pour cela que l'armée. Questionné dont faisait partie Jalal Talabani, a d'immenses scènes de liesse sur le degré de coopération de affirmé que Saddam Hussein sera populaire un peu partout dans le Saddam Hussein, le secrétaire à la jugé en Irak par des juges irakiens pays, en particulier au Kurdistan et Défense s'est refusé à tout dans le cadre d'un tribunal dans les villes chiites du Sud. Les commentaire sur les propos tenus à récemment créé pour les criminels de Irakiens ont enfin pu tourner la page ce sujet par des responsables guerre. « Saddam Hussein sera jugé la plus noire de leur histoire. militaires américains en Irak et à par des juges irakiens, et le tribunal Washington. « Je crois que le va travailler et statuer en Irak, sous Saddam Hussein sera traité comme meilleur mot pour caractériser son la supervIsIOn d'experts un prisonnier de guerre et protégé comportement avec ses geôliers internationaux », a déclaré M. par la convention de Genève, a serait probablement: résigné. » Hakim Le Conseil de gouvernement déclaré le 14 décembre le secrétaire transi taire irakien avait le 10 américain à la Défense, Donald Un document vidéo a été diffusé par décembre voté la création d'un tribunal spécial chargé de juger les Hussein et souligné que l'arrestation charniers, dans l'immédiate après- crimes du régime de Saddam du tyran « constituait l'issue guerre, en l'absence de médecins Hussein. M. Hakim et la délégation définitive de l'ancien régime ». Des. légistes et d'experts. Des centaines irakienne ont rencontré le 15 témoignages similaires sont venus de milliers de documents récupérés décembre le président français du camp opposé. à .l'intervention dans les anciennes administrations à Jacques Chirac et le ministre des américaine. Le chancelier allemand .la chute du régime, et qui Affaires étrangères, Dominique de Gerhard Schroeder. a exprimé .. contiennent, selon des sources Villepin. Par ailleurs, le ministère l'espoir que cette « arrestation . irakiennes, les preuves de la britannique des Affairesétrangères a (soutienne) les efforts de la. culpablIité de l'ex-raïs, sont aux souligné, le 14 décembre, à l'adresse . communauté internationale pour la mains d'associations, de partis des autorités irakiennes, que la reconstruction et la stabilisation de politiques, voire de particuliers Grande-Bretagne était opposée à la l'Irak ». Alors que selon le président irakiens. Certains sont détenus par peine de mort au cas où celles-ci français Jacques Chirac, il s'agit l'autorité provisoire de la Coalition. voudraient juger Saddam Hussein. « d'un événement majeur qui devrait Pour le moment, aucun organe ne Les autorités iraniennes s'apprêtent fortement. contribuer à la centralise ces informations, cruciales de leur côté à déposer une plainte démocratisation et à la stabilisation pour la préparation du procès. contre le président déchu pour de l'Irak ». La Russie « compte (sur « crimes de guerre» contre l'Iran, a le fait) que l'arrestation de Saddani L'.avocatfrançais Jacques Vergès qui de son côté annoncé à Téhéran le Hussein va contribuer au s'est envolé le 18 décembre pour porte-parole du gouvernement renforcement de la sécurité en Irak Amman afin de préparer la défense iranien Abdollah Ramezanzadeh.
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