The Syrian National Coalition supports the establishment of an “exceptional court” to hold chemical weapons users accountable

ARK News… The Syrian National Coalition expressed its support for the step sought by a number of Syrian civil society and human rights organizations to establish an exceptional court to hold accountable users of chemical weapons in Syria and abroad.

Abdel Basset Abdel Latif, Secretary of the Political Body of the Syrian National Coalition, said in special statements on Friday (12/1/2023) that this initiative is very important and will prosecute the perpetrators of crimes against the Syrian people since 2011, including crimes committed with chemical weapons, and achieve justice. For victims of chemical weapons.

Abdul Latif stressed that the continued impunity for crimes committed by the Syrian regime and its allies with chemical weapons hampers the efforts of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism regarding the use of chemical weapons.

On November 30, 2023, several Syrian non-governmental organizations and human rights defenders called for the establishment of an “exceptional court” to punish users of chemical weapons in Syria, which is the day on which the victims of chemical attacks are commemorated around the world.

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