Australia calls on the ONU to take the Syrian leader to international court

Australia has asked the UN to take the Syrian president, Basharal-Assad, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the regime's repression against civilians, today announced the AustralianForeign Minister, Kevin Rudd.
"It is time that the Security Council formally considers PresidentAssad referred to the International Criminal Court, " Rudd told theNational Press Club in Canberra, noting its doubts about thelegitimacy of the Syrian government.
The Australian foreign minister made ​​this request in writing to theSecretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, and the presidency of theSecurity Council due to the violent repression of demonstrationsagainst the regime of Assad.
Organizations defending human rights estimate that between 700and 850 people have died in Syria since the start of the protests.
Since April, Australia has imposed several measures against theregime of Assad and the arms embargo and economic sanctionsagainst the Syrian government representatives.
Rudd said today that it has included other officials of the Syrian regime in the list of economic sanctions has been extended a third time.