Editor,
I had always thought that Great Britain, that bastion of parliamentary democracy and the Magna Carta, would be among the nations that had the legislation that would give them universal jurisdiction, especially in cases of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Therefore, it was to my shock that I found out that they didn’t as they released four suspects, Vincent Bajinya, Charles Munyaneza, Celestin Ugirashebuja and Emmanuel Nteziryayo are all accused of Genocide, complicity in Genocide, crimes against humanity, conspiracy to murder, forming a criminal gang and inciting disorder.

I will not go into the denunciation of the judges as a result of their refusal to extradite these men to Rwanda; rather, I would like to say that maybe this case, which has surely embarrassed every right-thinking lawmaker, will wake them up to the fact that their legislation must be changed to reflect current theories of law-one which is international jurisdiction.

Thank you.

Kampala, Uganda