Terrorism-States, Not Non-State Actors, Responsible: Prez
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
 

Without naming Pakistan, President Pratibha Patil today asked States to ''individually own up responsibilities'' for acts by terrorists operating from their soil.

Opening an International Conference of Jurists on Terrorism at Vigyan Bhavan, Mrs Patil dismissed a tendency to deflect responsibility for terrorist acts ''on to non-State actors.'' ''It is the sanctuary, support and finances that they receive, which sustains their heinous and perverse acts,'' she said, urging the world community to ''collectively'' defeat terrorism-- ''not deflect responsibility on to non-State actors.'' ''Countries must individually own up responsibilities, as must the international community, in collectively defeating terrorism and not deflect responsibility on to non-state actors.

''The responsibility to deal with them lies with the State from which they operate as it is the sanctuary, support and finances that they receive, which sustains their heinous and perverse acts.'' Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan chairing the inaugural session of the two-day meet stressed ''the underlying causes'' and cautioned against ''knee-jerk responses.'' The CJI called for...picking up para six of DI 30, Law-Lead Terrorism-President.

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