Friday December 1, 2006 - (click here for full story)
By David Eames and Ruth Berry
Attorney-General Michael Cullen has over-ruled a District Court judge's decision to issue an arrest warrant against a visiting former Israeli general the judge believed was answerable for Middle East war crimes.
Auckland District Court Judge Avinash Deobhakta on Monday issued warrants ordering the arrest of Moshe Ya'alon, a former Israeli Defence Force chief of staff and head of intelligence.
The warrants were in response to information laid with the court under New Zealand's obligations as a signatory to the Geneva Convention.
Photo: Moshe Ya'alon's visit to New Zealand was organised by the Jewish National Fund. Picture / Reuters
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