European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 4, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 9court rejects Bhopal settlement new Delhi India apr the supreme court on thursday threw out terms of a 2-year-old settlement and ordered new criminal proceedings against Union Carbide in the 1984 Bhopal Gas disaster which killed More than 3,800 people. The five judge panel upheld the $470 million settlement reached in 1989 for the worlds deadliest Industrial disaster but lifted the criminal immunity granted the Danbury  multinational company and its Indian subsidiary. Thursdays action frees up the Money already paid by Union Carbide corp. For distribution to victims and their families. Under terms of the 1989 settlement All criminal proceedings were dropped including a charge of culpable homicide against former Union Carbide chairman Warren Anderson. In its unanimous decision the sult world preme court said a the quashing of the criminal proceedings was not justified. It is a matter of importance that offences alleged in the context of a disaster of such Gravity and magnitude should not remain  a copy of the 164-Page judgment which has not been released was seen by the associated press. Critics have argued that the settlement was too Low and said Union Carbide should be brought to trial. They allege the disaster was the result of company negligence. Union Carbide maintains it was sabotage by a disgruntled employee. The supreme court issued its findings after reviewing petitions from various activist groups and individuals challenging the settlement. A a it a a very Good thing that the criminal liability has been upheld. Money Power will get a big Jolt from this. Other multinational companies will not dare to take India for granted a said Kamini Jaiswal an attorney representing a doctor who had petitioned the court to reject the 19s9 settlement. A now that the civil settlement has been upheld we Hope that the funds will be distributed promptly to the victims a said Robert m. Berzok the company a chief spokesman. A was we have said from the outset Union Carbide accepts moral responsibility for the terrible  but Berzok expressed dismay at the order for a criminal trial. A we think that permitting criminal cases to be reopened is unfortunate a he said by Telephone from Connecticut. A however presumably the government of India now will Deal with the Issue of employee sabotage and we believe that a fair hearing on this Issue will establish so Cyanate Gas leaked out of the Union a Arbic pesticide Plant in the Central in Lian City of Bhopal shortly after Midnight the True cause of the  More than 2,000 people died within hours when the deadly Cloud of Methyl is Cyanate Gas leaked out of the Union cart. A Dian on dec. 3, 1984. Some died in their sleep As the Gas wafted Over nearby shantytowns and across much of the City of 1 million people 350 Miles South of new Delhi. Others tried to flee blinded by tears and gasping for breath Only to fall to the ground in death. The death toll Rose steadily As survivors kept succumbing to respiratory problems and other ailments in the following Days months and years. Thursday the government lists More than 20,000 people As seriously affected unable to perform Normal work because of their exposure to the  Man jailed fined for causing aids death from wire reports Helsinki Finland a a finnish Man has been jailed for two years and fined $19,000 for failing to warn his male partner that he had aids according to a news report wednesday the Helsinki City court found the Man guilty of grievous bodily harm and causing death the he singin Manomat newspaper reported. The partner of the accused died during the court  two men were not named in line with finnish Legal practice. Their 15-month relationship ended in 1987. The newspaper said the accused knew he was a Carrier of his the virus that causes aids but withheld the information. He was ordered to pay $19,000 in costs to relatives of the deceased. It was the first aids related criminal court Case in  tallest Peak scaled Katmandu Nepal a a Spanish Mountaineer climbed mount Makalu-1, the worlds fifth tallest Peak the tourism ministry announced wednesday. _ Josep Permane 27, a Painter climbed the 27,758-foot Peak sept. 26 from the Northwest Side of the Mountain the ministry said Neil Kinlock Cen Terleader of the British opposition labor party sings with a male voice choir in Brighton. Siuw us Tuv Lviv Umu Iii plane returns to Tokyo labor wants House of lords abolished. Tokyo a a Chicago bound Japan airlines Boeing 747 jetliner returned to Tokyo a International Airport wednesday with a Hole in its outer Wall below the left Wing a transport ministry official said Yasuyuki Seto of the ministry said the plane carrying 247 passengers and Crew members landed safely 41 minutes after Takeoff. Seto said that 21 minutes after Takeoff Jalos flight 10 reported mechanical trouble in equipment that provides pressure for the air planet a Cabin and air conditioning. After the planets return he said inspectors found a rupture in the outer Wall measuring about 35 by 25  target of protest Madrid Spain a More than 1,000 people angry Over a plan to move Gypsy families into their neighbourhood forced their Way onto the construction site ringed by riot police thursday. One police officer and several protesters were injured in the clash the latest in a string of disputes Between gypsies and non gypsies in spathe residents of Villaverde Bajo a working class neighbourhood South of Madrid have been protesting the construction of prefabricated housing for 88 Gypsy families since Early september. Officials and Many news organizations have accused them of racism against the gypsies while the residents say they oppose the gypsies because they Deal drugs. Brighton England a Britain a opposition labor party is pledging to abolish the unelected House of lords if it ousts the conservatives in next years election. A a party that looks to the future cannot preserve such a relic of the past a a past built on patronage privilege and the denial of democracy a labor Deputy Leader Roy Hattersley said wednesday addressing delegates in this South England resort. The 1,700 member lords the upper chamber of parliament consists mainly of aristocrats who qualify through their hereditary title. Many do not attend the House. The rest Are prelates of the Church of England judges and life peer politicians and other people in Public life who Are granted non hereditary titles by the government of the Day. The lords Powers Are limited to delaying Bills for six months except finance Bills which they cannot vote Down. Hattersley said a labor party government would change the system and have an elected second chamber. Labor also plans to introduce a Bill of rights which would give Britain for the first time elements of a written Constitution. To Richardson the party a spokeswoman on women a affairs said the conservative government has restricted civil liberties on an unprecedented scale. She said labor would introduce the a most Radical program of constitutional Reform Britain has seen since we chopped Charles is head  Poland to hand out 50,000 Gas masks Warsaw Poland up a the polish army plans to distribute 50,000 Gas masks among civilians living near polluted Industrial plants which produce and store highly toxic materials in Poland a southwestern province of Silesia the Independent newspaper gazeta by Borczak said wednesday. Gas masks Are planned to be Given to people living near the organic chemistry plants near Jawor Zno which produce and store chlorine and nitrogen. The Jawor Zno plants store 114 tons of chlorine and a nitrogen Plant in chorz6w and refinery in Czecho Wice store 70 tons of ammonia. Silesia the most polluted province in Poland is inhabited by More than 3 million people. The inspectorate of territorial defense in the Southern town of Katowice the capital of Silesia has described the areas surrounding the factories As High risk zones for the residents. Gazeta said such actions will be preventive measures and the Gas masks Are to be used in Case of emergency. The distribution of masks is planned to begin in november and will be the first such action in Poland and maybe in the world gazeta said