The UN investigative crew (UNITAD) has digitalized 18 million pages of paperwork from the Daesh terror group within the final six years.
“Over the past 6 years, in cooperation with the competent Iraqi authorities, the Team (UNITAD) has excavated 67 mass graves; digitized 18 million pages of ISIS-related paper records and extracted data from a significant number of seized ISIS (Daesh) digital devices,” appearing particular adviser and head of UNITAD, Ana Peyro Llopis, instructed the UN Security Council.
Reminding that UNITAD’s mandate will conclude Sept. 17, Llopis stated all events have been conducting intensive cooperation to current proof throughout the framework.
She stated proof, supplies and analyses the crew obtained can be delivered to Iraqi authorities earlier than Sept. 17.
“As agreed with the Iraqi authorities, the team has also prioritized the delivery of capacity-building activities,” she stated.
She added that the crew has additionally been aiding with requests from third international locations.
Llopis emphasised that 20 international locations have requested help and the crew would attempt to meet the requests earlier than the mandate ends.
She famous that UNITAD has contributed to the authorized evaluation of actions carried out by the group between 2014 – 2017, which can represent struggle crimes, crimes towards humanity and genocide.
“Ten years later, the calls for accountability to hold those responsible for the international crimes they committed in Iraq remain,” she added.
The UN investigative crew in Iraq was established May 31, 2017, to assemble proof to help prosecutions of members of the fear group.
On Sept. 15, 2023, UNITAD’s mandate was prolonged a last time till Sept. 17, 2024.
Deash/ISIS seized huge swathes of territory in Iraq, Syria and declared a self-styled caliphate in 2014. The terror group suffered key losses in 2017.
Source: www.anews.com.tr