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Switzerland proposes ex-war crimes prosecutor del Ponte for Syria probe

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28-08-2012 | 05:58

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Switzerland proposes ex-war crimes prosecutor del Ponte for Syria probe

Switzerland has proposed that former UN war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte join the UN commission for investigating rights abuses in Syria according to AFP.

Del Ponte has been advocating for an extension of the one-year investigative panel set up by the UN Human Rights Council last, a spokesperson for the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said.

The UN panel's mandate is due to run out in September.

Swiss national Del Ponte served as chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) until January 1, 2008 and prior to that, for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

Some 25,000 people have been killed since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule first erupted in March 2011, according to activists. The UN says at least 200,000 people have fled the fighting to neighboring countries while another 2.5 million are in need inside Syria.

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