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Indeed this is a breach of a Geneva Convention, "Medical personnel exclusively engaged in the search for, or the collection, transport or treatment of the wound
by sean-duffy 12y ago
Indeed this is a breach of a Geneva Convention, "Medical personnel exclusively engaged in the search for, or the collection, transport or treatment of the wounded or sick, or in the prevention of disease, staff exclusively engaged in the administration of medical units and establishments, as well as chaplains attached to the armed forces, shall be respected and protected in all circumstances."[1]
[1] http://www.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/WebART/365-570030?OpenDocument http://www.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/WebART/365-570030?Ope...
- mpyne 12y agoSuch medical and chaplain personnel are required to be marked (which explains all the markings on TV shows such as M.A.S.H.). Otherwise how can a military operation avoid accidentally targeting them? If it's true that distinctively marked medical personnel were deliberately targeted then you're right that it would be a breach of the law of war.