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Assad guilty of crimes against humanity, says UN chief Ban Ki-Moon
Mr Ban did not say that Syrian government forces had carried out the suspected chemical arms attack near Damascus last month that was investigated by UN experts, but chose to point out that the Syrian leader had “committed many crimes against humanity”. “Therefore, I’m sure that there will be surely the process of accountability when everything is over,” he said on Friday, in remarks that will increase the pressure on the Syrian regime and could even hamper high-level negotiations. =snip= He also gave a UN estimate that 1,400 people were killed in the attack at Ghouta, east of Damascus. The secretary-general apparently thought his speech to the Women’s International Forum and response to questions were not being broadcast, but they were shown on UN television. Source: The Telegraph Read more
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