“It’s important to make clear for all the world what really happened in Syria. No one can say this is a fake court.”The remarkable #Syrian human rights lawyer @anwaralbounni re #Koblenz trial. #truthmatters (Thread)
theguardian.com/world/2020/dec…
theguardian.com/world/2020/dec…
'Syria’s war has now raged for nearly a decade, and in the course of its struggle to stay in power the government of Bashar al-Assad has repeatedly broken international law, using torture and chemical weapons attacks, targeting hospitals and other civilian infrastructure. /2
"I didn’t want to believe that Europe would spend all this time standing by and watching. This really shocked me"/3
'When Bunni finally fled his homeland in 2014, the authorities must have hoped he would fade into insignificance; there was no obvious path to continue his work in a Europe tired of Syria’s war and focused on fighting Isis. Instead, his influence has grown.'/4
'He is convinced that Assad’s lieutenants cannot hold on to power for ever“My main goal is to keep them excluded, and cut off all the roads to rebuilding their reputation,” he says. “If they are part of our future, it will be a disaster.”via @guardiannews
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