Britain says Aslin and Pinner were regular soldiers and should be exempt under the Geneva Conventions from prosecution for participation in hostilities. The pro-Russian separatists who control Donetsk say they committed grave crimes and have a month to appeal.
Indian Air Force’s Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistani forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after his MIG-21 Bison was shot down in an air combat, may be released soon, CNN-News18 reported quoting sources.
The Geneva Conventions are a series of treaties concluded in Geneva between 1864 and 1949 for the purpose of ameliorating effects of war on soldiers and civilians
Condemning the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control, former Army Chief General VK Singh said that the government should harden its stand on the issue, as it was a clear violation of the Geneva Convention.
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