Found : War Crimes Photo Assad Regime

Found : War Crimes Photo Assad Regime

A team of war crimes prosecutors and forensic experts found a number of photos to be strong evidence of the atrocities and violations committed by the Syrian regime . Syrian government of President Bashar al - Assad has proven beating , killing , and let thousands of prisoners of starvation .

The team said the report released Monday was based on an investigation into the thousands of photos that provided a Syrian defector . Rip off report in the middle of the world leaders meeting in Switzerland to find a way to resolve the Syrian conflict .


Associated Press
Black smoke billowing in Aleppo , Syria , after a raid by government forces in September 2012 .
Syrian civil war has been going on for the last three years . More than 100 thousand people were killed in this bloody conflict .

David Crane , Syracuse University professor and one of six authors of the report , said the report was funded by the Qatari government . The kingdom ' is one of the financial backers for Syrian rebels .

Carter - Ruck law consultant based London , which released a report on Monday it has given a mandate to the team of writers to " look at the credibility of photos and other evidence related to violence and killing of prisoners by the Syrian regime . "

Syrian officials could not be reached for comment . However , Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov questioned the authenticity of the report and photos. In contrast to Qatar , Russia is one of the strongest allies of the Syrian regime .

Syrian opposition coalition , the main rebel group in the country , did not respond to requests for comment .

Rows of photos showing the murder of 11 thousand prisoners . According to the report , the photos also show the prisoner's body is emaciated and covered with wounds . Most of the photos show young men .

" Without a doubt , this is direct evidence suggests the Assad regime of crimes against humanity against their own people , " said Crane . Assad , he added , will no longer be able to escape by saying : "I do not know anything about this , " or " We 're fighting terrorists . "

" There was nothing more he could do to deny ( evidence ) is , " said Crane .

According to reports , photographs made ​​anonymous man who defected from the Syrian army . Military first assigned him to photograph and document the bodies of prisoners who were taken to a military hospital . He secretly working for the Syrian rebel group for two years . It stores thousands of photos that show the bodies of prisoners in a memory stick .

According to Crane , the defectors to hide memory stick in socks and shoes when out of the military . The rebel group smuggled out of Syria .

Officials United States ( U.S. ) condemned the use of violence as seen in the photos . For the U.S. , photo shows the need for transitional Syrian government .

Separately , the Security Council ( UNSC) United Nations ( UN ) states must first learn the photograph . Furthermore , according to UN spokesman Farhan Haq, the council will decide whether or not to bring the leaders of Syria to the International Criminal Court . However , Assad ally Russia has a veto in the UN Security Council .|ASWJ