Stan Storimans

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Stan Storimans
Born(1969-01-08)8 January 1969
Tilburg, Netherlands
Died12 August 2008(2008-08-12) (aged 39)
Gori, Georgia
Cause of deathAirstrike
NationalityDutch
OccupationJournalist (television cameraman)
Years activec. 1988–2008
EmployerRTL Group
Known forBeing the only foreign national (civilian) to have been killed in the Russo-Georgian War
SpouseMarjolein Storimans

Stanislaus N.I.M. "Stan" Storimans (8 January 1969 – 12 August 2008) was a Dutch RTL television veteran cameraman. He had planned to publish a book describing his 20 years of reporting from hotspots like Afghanistan, Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Iraq, Sri Lanka, the former Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) and the former Yugoslavia, among others.[1] He was killed in a Russian airstrike on the Georgian city of Gori during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.

Death

Storimans was killed during Russian bombing of the

cluster bomb has been used by the Russians in the attack which killed Storimans.[3] The initial Reuters report that their analysis of the footage from the scene shows that the explosions may have come from mortar fire.[2]

Sandra Roelofs, the Dutch-born wife of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, offered to attend the funeral, but his family declined the offer as they didn't want to politicise the ceremony.[2] Storimans was buried on 21 August 2008 at the burial site "Vredehof" in Tilburg. Dutch ministers Ronald Plasterk and Maxime Verhagen were present during the memorial service at the St. Lucaskerk.[4]

Investigations

The Dutch member of parliament and Foreign Affairs spokesman

Koïchiro Matsuura, also condemned the killings and recalled the obligation under international law to respect the civilian status of reporters. He called on the authorities to investigate and take appropriate action.[6]

On 20 October 2008 the Dutch government announced its investigation has found that Storimans was in fact killed by a Russian cluster munition after the withdrawal of the Georgian army from the city.

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.[8][needs update
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References

  1. ^ a b Dutch journalist killed in Russian bombing of Gori, Associated Press, August 12, 2008
  2. ^ a b c d Blasts rock Georgian town Gori, several dead, Reuters, 2008-08-12, access date 2008-08-17
  3. ^ Georgia: Russian Cluster Bombs Kill Civilians; Stop Using Weapon Banned by 107 Nations, Human Rights Watch, August 15, 2008
  4. ^ (in Dutch) Stan Storimans donderdag begraven, Omroep Brabant, 18 August 2008
  5. ^ Georgia: SP demands clarification as Russians are accused of use of cluster bombs Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine, Socialist Party (Netherlands), August 15th, 2008
  6. ^ Director-General condemns violence against journalists in conflict in Georgia and urges respect for media safety Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, UNESCO, 18-08-2008
  7. ^ Cameraman killed by Russian bomb Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Scotsman, 21 October 2008
  8. ^ Dutch: Russian cluster bomb killed journalist, Associated Press, October 20, 2008 Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

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