Lula Petitions UN Alleging Rights Abuses in Carwash Probe
- Ex-leader urges outster of judge leading Brazil investigation
- Brazil Senate to soon resume impeachment effort vs his protege
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Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva petitioned the United Nations over what he alleges to be violations of his human rights by a judge heading Brazil’s largest corruption probe.
Human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson, who filed a petition with the U.N. Commission on Human Rights on Lula’s behalf, alleged that investigators heading the Carwash probe violated Lula’s rights and wants Federal Judge Sergio Moro be removed from the probe for overstepping his legal authority.