The Swiss foreign minister has said Switzerland will file a petition on Monday to call on the International Criminal Court to open war crimes investigations in Syria.
“Serious war crimes are being committed in Syria. We must make sure they not go unpunished,” Didier Burkhalter told Swiss national television TSR.
“We’re submitting a proposal. Now it is up to the Security Council to decide.”
The Swiss initiative is reported to have the support of 52 countries. As Switzerland is not a signatory to the ICC, the UN Security Council needs to refer the petition to the court in The Hague.