Middle East Eye - The Syrian war crime suspects who could be brought to justice

James Reinl writes about the importance of the new International, Impartial, and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) to collect and preserve evidence of atrocities in Syria to broadening criminal accountability options with the potential of bringing perpetrators to justice.

Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah explains how organizations such as SJAC collect documentation of human rights abuses, and the potential of using this documentation to put perpetrators on trial. “There’s thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people who engaged in committing violations from the government and the rebel sides – and you can’t put everybody on trial,” says Al Abdallah.

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