President should be tried by ICC

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad must answer for his attacks on the population of the rebel stronghold of Hama in the International Criminal Court, writes the left-liberal daily De Morgen: "The violence shows that the Assad regime has its back to the wall. It is clinging on to power tooth and nail, and is leading a dirty war against its own population. The absolute low point came with the murder of thirteen-year-old Hamza al-Khatib. The child was tortured for a whole month before being shot three times in the chest. ... His corpse showed traces of burn marks from electric shocks on his feet, elbows and knees , and his penis was cut off. If the International community refuses to intervene due to geopolitical or other reasons, we can only hope the demonstrators will be able to topple Bashar. And that unlike his uncle, the dictator will not end up in some chic London district but before the International Criminal Court."

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