UN to probe into war crimes in Syria

The United Nations General Assembly has decided on a resolution by a majority of votes, which is projected to try those entangled in violations of human rights and war crimes in Syria.

According to the decision, a specialized team will be authorized to gather, keep and analyze the proofs of the violations of human rights. The team will also make preparations for cases in which the violators and perpetrators of war crimes will be judged.

The resolution also calls all states, parties and non-governmental organizations to submit the proof they are holding regarding those violations to the authority.

105 countries said yes and 15 voted negatively, while 52 others abstained from a vote for the resolution which was brought up to the General Assembly by Qatar and Liechtenstein.

However, similar previous attempts for the Syrian fight became ineffective due to Russia and China's veto power in the Security Council. But this time, it passed through to the General Assembly.

Unsurprisingly, Russia, Iran and Venezuela were countries among those objecting to the resolution, as Bashar Jaafari, the Syrian permanent representative to the UN labelled the decision as an explicit intervention in Syria's domestic affairs.

On the other hand, Qatar's UN representative, Alya al-Thani, stressed that the perpetrators of war crimes in Syria will be judged before justice, no matter how much time it takes.

Saudi representation's general secretary, Manal Hassan Radwan, said that he hopes the resolution will reduce war crimes in Syria and immigration, as well as terminate the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' existence in this country.