Mercenaries aren't covered under the Geneva Convention

[dutch508]

Star Member DemocratSinceBirth (97,560 posts)
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Mercenaries aren't covered under the Geneva Convention
If Ukrainians capture members of the Wagner Group they can treat them as they will. Those monsters decapitated a Syrian and displayed the headless body. That being said " Battle not with monsters, less ye become a monster."

 

Star Member Abnredleg (487 posts)

1. Private Military Contractors are not Mercenaries

The law surrounding PMCs is murky since they are a relatively new creation but an argument can be made that they come under the “ militia and volunteer corps” language of international law, and are therefore entitled to POW status. There is also language in other parts of the law that seem to indicate otherwise. In short, it’s complicated.

Star Member DemocratSinceBirth (97,560 posts)

3. They act like a gang.

More MS13 than conventional soldiers.

Make7 (8,345 posts)

4. Wouldn't the Fundamental Guarantees in Article 75 of Additional Protocol I apply?

Both Russia and Ukraine have signed them.

https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Article.xsp?action=openDocument&documentId=086F4BB140C53655C12563CD0051E027

Seems to set out minimum protections for any persons in custody not covered by other sections of the Conventions.

But IANAL...

 

[jukin]

You know what else? The Ukrainians shooting and torturing Russian POWs IS covered in the Geneva Conventions. Strictly not allowed but I guess that Ukrainian DEMOCRACY and hiden Biden's graft does.