• Therealgoodjanet@lemmy.world
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      3 years ago

      What you described there is a war crime: International humanitarian law posits that no person may be punished for acts that he or she did not commit.

      Article 33 - Individual responsibility, collective penalties, pillage, reprisals No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited. Pillage is prohibited. Reprisals against protected persons and their property are prohibited.

      Source: Geneva Conventions (GCIV Art. 33).