UN expert calls US killing of Soleimani 'unlawful'
The UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions called the US strike an “arbitrary killing” that threatens to undermine norms of military conflict between countries.
A top UN expert said the United States' assassination of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani violated the UN Charter and was not permitted by international law, according to a report released yesterday.
US President Donald Trump ordered the US military to kill Soleimani after reportedly being presented late last year with alternative options to respond to continuing provocations by Iran’s regional proxies in the region.
The strike killed Soleimani and one of his Iraqi proteges, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, as well as eight others outside Baghdad International Airport in January.
In a report released Monday, Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, called the US strike an “arbitrary killing” that threatens to undermine norms of military conflict between countries.
