UN investigators expand on secret list of war criminals

by admin
Sep 17, 2012

United Nations human rights investigators revealed they have added names to a secret list of Syrians that they believe should face criminal prosecution one day due to gathered evidence that suggested they were responsible for war crimes.

The independent investigators, who were led by Paulo Pinheiro, said that their allegations were substantiated by “a formidable and extraordinary body of evidence” and urged the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Presenting the teams latest report, Pinherio said that government forces and allied militia had committed war crimes including murder and torture of civilians in what appeared to be a state-directed policy.

More than 20,000 people have been killed in the 18 month conflict, with 1.2 million people uprooted within Syria.

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