UN chief to Syria’s Assad: Path of repression is a dead end

15.01.2012                      20.Tewet. 5772

Syrien-Aufstand:

UN chief to Syria's Assad: Path of repression is a dead end

Ban Ki-moon says that the 'old order' of dynasties and one-man rule in the Arab world is coming to an end; Assad offers amnesty for 'crimes' committed during uprising.

The UN chief told Bashar Assad on Sunday to "stop killing your people" and the Syrian leader offered an amnesty for "crimes" committed during a 10-month-old revolt against him.
Assad's violent response to the uprising has killed more than 5,000 people, by a UN count. The Syrian authorities say 2,000 members of the security forces have also been killed….