Members of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic speak to the press about their
findings. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré
In a press conference on 3 September 2015, the Syria CoI commissioners elaborated
their criteria for sharing perpetrator information:
“[Our] 4,000 plus interviews – that’s the source of possible cooperation, with
investigations, prosecutions in various countries, that comply with various
safeguards ... that cooperation is conditional, subject to various criteria:
1. There should be a request from a prosecutorial or judicial arm of a certain
country;
2. There should be an investigation from that country in regard to alleged
crimes, on the basis of national jurisdiction and/or universal jurisdiction
pertaining to particular acts happening outside their country, taking up the
case;
3. There should be [in place adequate] safeguards in terms of human rights
guarantees and fair trial [guarantees];
4. [The CoI] will also look at the consent factors as to whether the victim or
witness providing the information has consented to information sharing.
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