Amendment No. 9 | Doc. 14402 | 10 October 2017

Prosecuting and punishing the crimes against humanity or even possible genocide committed by Daesh

Signatories: Mr Talip KÜÇÜKCAN, Turkey, EC ; Mr Şaban DİŞLİ, Turkey, EPP/CD ; Ms Emine Nur GÜNAY, Turkey, EC ; Mr Suat ÖNAL, Turkey, EC ; Ms Leyla ŞAHİN USTA, Turkey, EC

Origin - 2017 - Fourth part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 4, in the penultimate sentence, after the word "Christian", insert the following word:

", Sunni"

and in the last sentence, after the word "Christians", insert the following word:

", Sunni"

Explanatory note

Daesh destroyed not only Yazidi, Christian and non-Sunni Muslim places of worship, but also very important Sunni places of worship such as the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, which is very important to Sunni heritage. It is also known that Daesh systematically destroyed several Sunni tombs and cemeteries.