According to the current international law, war crimes are not an exception to the principle of immunity for the current leader of foreign states.
The Cassation Court of France on Friday confirmed the slight immunity of former Syrian dictator Bashar Al -assad as the head of the state, at the same time resolving the possibility of future orders for arresting war crimes. AP reported this on July 25.
The decision led to criticism from human rights activists and Syrian activists.
The head of the French court, Christoph Sular, said 19 judges refused to cancel Assad’s immunity, that he had as President of Syria at the time of issuing a warrant warrant in 2023.
Removal can open a way to his absentee court in France for the use of chemical weapons in GUTA in 2013.
It is a blow to activists who hope the court cancel immunity – a step that can have serious consequences for other dictators who have been accused of crimes.
“This will allow other dictators to continue to commit such crimes – they will know that they enjoy immunity,” Mazen Darwish, president of the media media, collected evidence of war crimes, commented.
Human rights activists insist that bringing leaders to justice should not only be after the loss of position, but also in power. However, international law has not yet allowed it.
“According to the current international law, crimes against humanity and war crimes have no exceptions to the principle of immunity for the current leader of foreign states,” Sular explained.
Assad, now in Russia, did not rent lawyers in this case and denied his involvement in chemical attacks.
However, the publication recalled that the International Criminal Court was not obliged to observe the immunity of state leaders and have issued a warrant for arresting leaders accused by the ferocrs, including Vladimir Putin and Rodrigo Duters.
As you know, in early December 2024, the Syrian rebel forces successfully attacked the largest city in Aleppo, after which other regions quickly controlled. On December 8, the rebels in Damascus announced the capital of “free” from Assad, which fled to Russia.
Syria has requested that Assad’s extradition from Russia – the media
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