Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Kremlin says unfamiliar with report on alleged Russian "war crimes" in Syria

The Kremlin has no information on the credibility of the report of the Amnesty International human rights organization that has described some Russian airstrikes in Syria as "war crimes."

"We have no information on such possible incidents and on the credibility of these allegations," Russia’s presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, adding that the Kremlin has not yet seen the report.

Peskov said it is up to the Russian Defense Ministry to speak on this issue during its regular briefings for the journalists. "These are details linked to holding the operation, and only the defense ministry has full information."

[tass.ru]
23/12/15
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2 comments:

  1. Russia's bombing of Syria may amount to a war crime because of the number of civilians its strikes have killed, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, presenting what it said was evidence that the air raids had violated humanitarian law...

    "Russian air strikes in Syria have killed hundreds of civilians and caused massive destruction in residential areas, striking homes, a mosque and a busy market, as well as medical facilities, in...attacks that show evidence of violations of international humanitarian law," Amnesty said in a new report...REUTERS.....alarabiya.net

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  2. „Strom von Lügen“: Russisches Militär antwortet Аmnesty International...

    Das Verteidigungsministerium in Moskau hat den Vorwurf der Menschenrechtsorganisation Amnesty International, russische Kampfflugzeuge setzten in Syrien international geächtete Streumunition ein und griffen Zivilisten an, zurückgewiesen.

    Die russische Luftwaffe setze keine Streumunition in Syrien ein, sagte Militärsprecher Igor Konaschenkow am Mittwoch. Auf dem russischen Luftwaffenstützpunkt Hmeimim im syrischen Latakia, von wo aus Bomber Angriffe gegen Daesh (auch Islamischer Staat, IS) und andere Terrororganisationen fliegen, gäbe es überhaupt keine Streumunition.

    Der jüngste Bericht der Menschenrechtsorganisation, laut dem durch russische Angriffe Zivilisten getötet worden sein sollen, bestehe, so Konaschenkow, aus „Klischees und Fakes“. Er rief Аmnesty International dazu auf, ihre Informanten bekannt zu geben. Die Berichte über angebliche Angriffe auf zivile Ziele bezeichnete der General als einen „Strom von Lügen“: „Einige der Krankenhäuser, Angriffe auf die Russland vorgeworfen werden, existieren überhaupt nicht.“............http://sptnkne.ws/at5A

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