Yemen when theyre hosted today by the saudi autocrats who bomb and blockade it backed up by u. K. Arms. We speak to the man in the white, suitable custom martin bell, who is reported from war zones all over the world about the Mainstream Media blackout of a country facing the largest famine. The world has ever seen dispatches from the frontline of nagornokarabakh, with legendary journalist, peter oborne, all of them all coming up in todays going on the ground and 1st saudi arabia today plays host to a virtual g. 20 summit representing most of the world economy. But while coronavirus will be at the top of the agenda, one of the worlds worst humanitarian crisis, the one in yemen, the one armed to the teeth by britain despite the evidence of war crimes. Joining me now is former british member of parliament and then should reward reporter, now unicef u. K. Ambassador martin bell. Martin, thanks so much for coming on. I know youre going on in your own capacity here today. Begins the g. 20 s
20 summit representing most of the world economy. But while coronavirus will be at the top of the agenda, one of the worlds worst humanitarian crisis, the one in yemen, the one armed to the teeth by britain despite the evidence of war crimes. Joining me now is former british member of parliament and then reward reporter and unicef u. K. Ambassador martin bell. Martin, thanks so much for coming on. I know youre going on in your own capacity here today. Begins the g. 20 summit. Do you expect yemen to be brought up at the g 20 summit . I certainly do. There are many countries in which the powerful forces arguing against continuing to supply sophisticated systems to the society tend to coalition. There is deep concern in many countries, including in the u. K. About the role of the saudi led effort was about attacks on civilians. And i think in the last fight the since the war, theyve been an average of one error, a 10 breach, 10 days in the targeting seems to be totally indiscriminate. Its
International law. Very different from what youre saying. I think its very different from what a lot of people are saying, including observers on the ground and human rights groups. The same still be a accident of indiscriminate attacks, of targeting, going wrong. And i think they, they, this seems to me a forum when this can reasonably be the be raised. Maybe its a good thing that it is happening in saudi arabia because they, they need to, they need to be told and they, i, as i said that the delegates from be doing their job unless they do raise this issue for the good also. Because, well, morris johnson, when he was foreign secretary said he didnt want independent inquiries into british arms sales to saudi arabia. As regards yemenis and the saudis have a mess, insight into their own procedures and will be able to conduct the most. And vera and conclusive investigations into the kinds of allegations youre making i think dont think many people would, would, would agree with that. I thi
Has been ongoing in recent weeks between. President to mark or president calderon of turkey do you think that this could have contributed to that and then create increased tensions that. That is what Police Sources are saying at the moment when they talk about the sort of attacks that are happening if you look at lone wolf attacks just attacks out of nowhere these are not attacks that have been planned which the attackers have gotten got hold of explosives these are just men with a knife attacking people so that is the fear that could have been unfortunately and expecting more of these type of lone wolf attacks not the type of well established well programmed it tanks that we saw several years ago a french prosecutors have opened an antiterrorism probe what does that mean for the investigation well and that means that as you said all began to terrorist police who will be taking control of the investigation they will have at their fingertips a whole range of resources from there of cour
Yet again in a london courtroom what do you make of the United States trying to have a new indictments against Julian Assange to wiki link isnt states is trying to crush Julian Assange in order to do damage. Whistleblowers the future talking to journalists so thats the uk doing to some extent quite well they want him in prison for 175 years the chargers they breach or we can we can tell how many years hell get because his. Source so c. Many got 35 or he was our by president obama so i think if he does get extradited well get 50 years and he wont buy trucks. But why would have jumped in say. A lovely healing spell why would they suddenly at this late stage and we have meals melter here on rio and special rapporteur on things being tortured here in britain why this late stage would wait maybe trying to change the indictments against a sanch maybe even stopping the old ones are trying to cane it theyre trying to add to it over a broad conspiracy charge going back to his days as a juvenile