Asking NOT because of Guantanamo, but for a case coming to my attention happening in WW2.
along with that.. Geneva convention... since when is it valid and did we signed it ?
2007-03-15 03:18:31 · 4 answers · asked by blondnirvana 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The Geneva convention only protects soldiers in uniform and properly identified. Undercover operatives, including scouts, spies, and other covert personnel are not protected. They can be imprisoned without notifying their country, and they can be tried and executed.
2007-03-15 03:48:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
A captured spy or saboteur has two hopes-slim and none. The Geneva convention is not much protection for POWs when the government that has the prisoners is not compassionate to its own citizens.
2007-03-15 10:29:30 · answer #2 · answered by just the facts 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A captured foreign saboteur can be considered a spy. In wartime, the penalty is death by firing squad.
2007-03-15 10:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by Chief BaggageSmasher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
spies and sabatours could be executed without trial
teh geneva convention did not happen until 1946 after wwii ended, but even to this day spies and sabotours can still be executed without much paperwork
2007-03-15 10:22:07 · answer #4 · answered by lethander_99 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋