Ponte resigns from UN saying ‘there is no justice for Syria’

Former chief prosecutor for war crimes serving on the UN Commission of Inquiry in Syria Carla Del Ponte announced her resignation saying “I have no power as long as the security council does nothing. We are powerless, there is no justice for Syria.”

According to Swedish publication Blick, Ponte said ‘I have written my letter of resignation and will send it in the next few days. I am quitting this commission, which is not backed by any political will. I have no power as long as the [UN] Security Council does nothing. There is no justice for Syria.’

The commission consists of three members. Other two members of the commission under the head of Paulo Sergio Pinheiro were Ponte and Karen Koning AbuZayd.

In a previous statement Ponte slammed Syria’s Prime Minister Bashar al-Assad as “one of the worst criminals in history.”