We provided evidence to 12 jurisdictions on war crimes in Syria: UN
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, Catherine Marchi-Uhel, head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (for Syria), said that the Mechanism provided “information and evidence to 12 national jurisdictions.”
“The Mechanism provided videos, photos, satellite imagery, exfiltrated documents, witness statements and forensic samples,” she added.
“This is the best documented situation since the end of World War II,” Marchi-Uhel, a former French judge, noted.
In a forum hosted by Britain, Marchi-Uhel pointed out that the path to achieve justice is not easy “but is it possible.”
She stated that her team in Geneva is building a repository of the large amount of evidence and information, and corroborated it in accordance with international criminal law standards.
“We are cooperating with and assisting investigations and prosecutions in 12 different jurisdictions. We have received 100 requests for assistance in relation to 84 distinct investigations and prosecutions,” she noted.
Marchi-Uhel’s statement came in conjunction with the tenth anniversary of the Syrian war.
In July 2017, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Catherine Marchi-Uhel as head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (for Syria) (the Mechanism).
Marchi-Uhel is the first head of the Mechanism established by the General Assembly on December 21, 2016.