WIPO'S Gurry Refers To US Congress as a "Kangaroo Court:" Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Continu

[Judi Lynn]

Bea Edwards, August 08, 2017

Francis Gurry, the embattled Director General of the United Nations’ World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), publicly denounced the US Congress as a ‘kangaroo court’ because it has been scrutinizing his dubious dealings with the North Korean government and his treatment of WIPO whistleblowers. The contempt with which he views US Congressional oversight of United Nations activities is palpable in the statements he gave Fairfax media during a recent interview:

We’re supposed to live in a world in which we aspire to the rule of law – but what does it have to do with a congressman from Nebraska?

Gurry went on:

[US Congressional hearings] are a kangaroo court – come on!

A couple of thoughts: first, as far as we know, congressmen – even those in Nebraska – respect and observe the rule of law, and second, here in the United States, we like to think of congressional hearings as part of the democratic process and not as sabotage of legal rights.

More:
https://www.whistleblower.org/blog/093808-wipos-gurry-refers-us-congress-kangaroo-court-retaliation-against-whistleblowers