Australia Supports Take Syria to ICC

                            

CANBERRA, KOMPAS.com - Australia will support the efforts of more than 50 countries to call on the UN Security Council to bring the case of the crisis in Syria to the ICC, the International Criminal Court.

A draft letter signed by Switzerland, on behalf of dozens of countries said that the political crisis in Syria should be brought to court is headquartered in The Hague (Netherlands) is. According to the AP news agency, the draft letter urging an investigation "against all abuses and regardless of who committed an offense."

A spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr on Saturday (01/12/2013) says that Australia will sign a letter "in the coming days." "We support the intention of the letter made Swiss."

letter citing the findings of the UN panel of experts on executions, torture, and sexual offenses that occur since the start of the uprising in Syria, in March 2011. Office of the UN Human Rights Council last week issued a report that at least 60 thousand people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began.

Correspondent reported Compass in Australia L. Literature Wijaya , Australia since January 1 have occupied non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Membership period will last for two years. Two permanent council members, Britain and France had signed the letter, while the three other permanent members, the United States, China, and Russia has not.