CLAIMS OF POLITICAL ATTACK
Lula petitions UN rights body
UN rights committee will study a petition filed by Brazil’s embattled former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, claiming the country’s courts violated his rights over a huge corruption scandal
Geneva — A UN rights committee said on Thursday it would study a petition filed by Brazil’s embattled former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, claiming the country’s courts violated his rights over a huge corruption scandal. "I can confirm that the UN Human Rights Committee has formally registered a petition submitted by the former president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva," said Elizabeth Throssell, a spokeswoman at the UN human rights office. She said the committee "will begin its consideration of the complaint’s admissibility" once it had received a formal reply from Brazil. Lula, 71, faces three corruption-related cases over a vast graft scheme that flourished during his time in office at the state flagship company Petrobras. He has claimed that both prosecutors and a judge breached his rights, using the legal system to wage a political attack against him. He petitioned the rights committee in July. The complaint was registered on Wednesday, Throssell said, adding that ...
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