Hamwi: International Investigation Committee continues politicization , exaggeration

GENEVA (ST) _Syria confirmed that the  International  Investigation Committee on Syria  continues to depend  in its work  on false testimonies  of  fugitive persons wanted  in criminal cases, living  in neighboring  countries ,or media information by  sources hostile to Syria, a matter  made the reports . mere  messages of support for Takfiri extremists.

Syria Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Dr. Faisal al-Hamwi, said in a statement delivered before  the Human Rights Council in response to the report of the International  Investigation Committee that the report of the Special Rapporteur on Internal Displacement yesterday: ” We advised the Committee   since the beginning of its work not to fall into these bumps , but ” to abide by truth and objectivity and provided it  and the Office of the High Committee  with more than 250 documents refuting the allegations of the parties involved in the shedding of Syrian blood , but  ” the Committee  continued to ignore all that and opted to continue  politicization and exaggeration . “

Hamwi added that the Committee recognized in paragraph 14 of its report, which he quotes  “The existence  of outer supporters for the armed groups , providing  them with the political cover , financial aid and military equipment, a matter which changed  the conflict in Syria into a proxy war for regional and international interests  ,”  adding that the Committee also recognized in paragraph 33 that ” these supporters are pushing  the fighters to extremism”.

He explained that the Committee  also continued to  ignore the negative impact of the unfair economic sanctions imposed on the Syrian people , which caused many economic and social crises , the  migration of citizens to neighboring countries or internal displacement  .

Hamwi regretted  the committee claim of the responsibility of the Syrian government  for what  it called a number of “massacres” and then saying that the evidence and  circumstances surrounding the massacres were not sufficient to determine the responsibility of the perpetrators , ” and this is  not professional  and quite apart from  the principles of International  human rights organizations .”

He refuted  allegations of the committee ‘s report  about Syria’s  destruction of its  health facilities ,  emphasizing that  this is  “mere cheap misleading ” because there is no  country in the world destroys its  infrastructure , besides  that Syria respects more than others its obligations towards the  international humanitarian law and the relevant Geneva Conventions and does not need a certificate of good conduct from the Committee.

Hamwi added that the committee  ignored in its  recommendations , which are mostly outside the scope of its mandate , ” the principle of  the state ‘s right to protect  its  people, which is a fundamental principle in the international law ” , and did not  “see nor hear  the horrors and massacres of al-Qaeda  members and other takfirists in the  areas , they are  attacking , the  slaughtering and public executions in front of children , women and families of the victims , and ” also ignored the hysterical moves by States inciting  murder in my country whenever  international signs are  loomed  towards a political solution based on national dialogue between the Syrians ” .  Hamwi explained  that this immoral role by these countries will lead to a serious setback to the principle of resorting to the international law and respect for the UN  Charter.

As for the report of the Special Rapporteur on the  Internally Displaced , Hamwi confirmed that Syria cooperated with it  fully and extended an  invitation  to it  since three months to visit Syria, ” but it has not yet made the visit  for reasons we do not know”, calling on the Rapporteur  to announce openly before  the Council  the reasons for not visiting Syria,  and   expressing regret at the adoption of the decision  based on selective and politicized information that lacks  credibility “. 

He also  regretted that the Rapporteur  ignored the fact that  the two main reasons for  internal displacement in Syria are terrorist operations committed by takfirist groups  on the basis of hateful sectarianism of the peaceful population ” and illegal sanctions targeting the Syrian people in their living , health, education needs  and other basic rights.

T. Fateh