{"id":6083,"date":"2011-12-14T00:14:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T22:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/12\/russia-rejects-immoral-criticism-over-syria\/"},"modified":"2011-12-14T00:14:45","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T22:14:45","slug":"russia-rejects-immoral-criticism-over-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/russia-rejects-immoral-criticism-over-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia rejects ‘immoral’ criticism over Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya and Steve Gutterman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOSCOW<\/span> Dec 13 (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday that
\nit was not ready to refer Syria to the International Criminal
\nCourt and called Western criticism of its conduct in the U.N.
\nSecurity Council “immoral”.<\/p>\n

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The remarks, the latest display of Russian opposition to
\nWestern calls for greater pressure on Syria’s government, came
\nafter the U.N. human rights chief issued a fresh call for the
\ncouncil to refer the situation to the court.<\/p>\n

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“We proceed from the position that only the U.N. Security
\nCouncil can sanction the transfer of the Syrian dossier to the
\nInternational Criminal Court,” the state-run news agency
\nItar-Tass quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov as
\nsaying.
\n“We do not see grounds for this at the present time.”<\/p>\n

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Navi Pillay, the U.N. rights chief, reported to the Security
\nCouncil that the death toll in more than nine months of unrest
\nin Syria exceeded 5,000 people, including civilians, army
\ndefectors and those executed for refusing to shoot civilians.<\/p>\n

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The Syrian government has said more than 1,100 members of
\nthe army, police and security forces have been killed.<\/p>\n

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Gatilov said Russia shared other council nations’ concerns
\nabout the continuing violence but “we do not agree with
\nevaluations according to which responsibility for the violence
\n… lies exclusively upon the Syrian authorities.”<\/p>\n

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Russia used a similar argument in October, when it joined
\nChina in using their veto power as permanent Security Council
\nmembers to block passage of a Western-drafted resolution that
\nwould have condemned Syria’s government for its crackdown.<\/p>\n

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Security Council nations including the United States and
\nFrance have expressed frustration with opposition to sanctions
\nand other pressure on Syria from Russia and China.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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