Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War: Failure of International Law

Venue: PWTC Kuala Lumpur/The Legend KL

Criminalise War:

bulletStop Slaughter of Innocents
bulletStop Profiteering from Blood Money
bulletStop the Media from Glorifying War
bulletStop the Manufacturing of Weapons

 

Oct 28th, 2009

KEYNOTE SPEECH BY TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD

(Venue:  Merdeka Hall, Level 4, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur)

8.30 am

Arrival of Guests

9.30 am

Keynote by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

Expose War Crimes – Criminalise War

10.30 am

Launching of War Crimes Exhibition by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

(Venue:  Exhibition Hall, Level 4, PWTC KL)

 

Coffee Break

11.30 am

Session 1

(Venue:  Merdeka Hall, Level 4, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur)

 

Flouting International Law

 

o       George Galloway (British MP)

o       Cynthia McKinney (Former U.S Congresswoman)

o       Gajendra Singh (former Indian Ambassador)

o       Question and Answer Session

Moderator

YBhg Tan Sri Razali Ismail

Malaysia’s Former Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York

1.00 pm

Lunch

(Venue: Dewan Tun Razak, PWTC KL)

2.00 pm

Session 2

(Venue:  Merdeka Hall, Level 4, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur)

 

Economic Warfare

o       Michel Chossudovsky (Prof of Economics, University of Ottawa)

o       Hans Von Sponeck (Former UN Secretary General)

o       Khudair Waheed Hussein (Dean, Medical College, Syria)

o       Question and Answer Session

Moderator

Mr. Zainul Ariffin Mohd Isa

NSTP Group Managing Editor

4.00 pm

Session 3

(Venue:  Merdeka Hall, Level 4, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur)

 

War and Civil Society

o       Dato’ Mukhriz Mahathir (Deputy Minister of International Trade & Industries, Malaysia)

o       General Dato’ Seri Azumi (rtd), (Executive Director, Perdana Global Peace Organisation)

o       Dirk Adriaensens (Anti-War Activist)

o       Question and Answer Session

Moderator

YBhg Tan Sri Hasmy Agam

Malaysia’s Former Permanent Representative to the United Nations  in New York

5.30 pm

Ends

Oct 29th, 2009

9.30 am

Session 4

(Venue:  Merdeka Hall, Level 4, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur)

 

War and the Mass Media

o       Dato Seri Utama Rais Yatim (Information, Communications and Culture Minister, Malaysia)

o       Sami Al’ Hajj (Aljazeera Reporter)

o       Dato’ Ahmad Talib (Media Prima)

o       Question and Answer Session

Moderator

YBhg Datuk A. Kadir Jasin

Editor-in-Chief, Berita Publishing

11.30

Session 5

(Venue:  Merdeka Hall, Level 4, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur)

 

War and Banned Weapons

o       Denis Halliday (Former U.N Assistant Secretary General)

o       Leuren Moret (Uranium Expert)

o       Dr. Souad (VC, University of Syria)

Moderator

Mr. Shamsul Akmar Musa Kamal

Special Officer to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Office

1.15 pm

Lunch

(Venue: Dewan Tun Razak, PWTC KL)

2.00 pm

Session 6

(Venue:  Merdeka Hall, Level 4, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur)

 

Peace and Justice

o       Tan Sri Sanusi Junid (Former International Islamic University, President)

o       Hana Bayati (Freelance Film Maker)

o       Muhammad Umar (Ramadhan Foundation)

o       Question and Answer Session

Moderator

YABhg Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Hj Mohd Ali

Chancellor, Malaysian Multimedia University

 

3.45 pm

PANEL SESSION

(Venue:  Merdeka Hall, Level 4, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur)

 

Panel Session, to be chaired by YABhg. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

o       Dato Seri Utama Rais Yatim (Information, Communications and Culture Minister, Malaysia)

o       Michel Chossudovsky (Prof of Economics, University of Ottawa)

o       Hans Von Sponeck (Former UN Secretary General)

o       Denis Halliday (Former U.N Secretary General)

o       George Galloway (British MP)

o       Cynthia McKinney (Former U.S Congresswoman)

5.45 pm

Group Photography Session

 

Ends

6.00 pm

Press Conference

(Venue:  Melor Suite,PWTC KL)

Oct 30th, 2009

(Venue:  Tun Dr Ismail Hall, Level 2, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur)

9.30 am - 10.00 am

Introduction of Commission and Tribunal Workings By Representative of the KLFCW

10.00 am

Witness Testimonies ( 7 witnesses)

1.00 pm

LUNCH

2.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Continuation of Testimonies

Oct 31st, 2009

(Venue:  Tun Dr Ismail Hall, Level 2, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur)

9.30 am – 1.00 pm

Sitting of Tribunal - Hearing of Application for an Advisory Opinion Filed by the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission

1.00 pm

LUNCH

2.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Deliberations and decisions

 

ENDS

Oct 28 – 31st, 2009

10.00 am – 6.00 pm

EXHIBITION (Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War:  Failure of International Law)

(Venue:  Exhibition Hall, Level 4,PWTC KL)