They had no mandate to assign blame, yet their report provided details that, to Western governments and independent experts, unequivocally fingered the Syrian government as the sole possible culprit.The quality of the sarin gas suggested a sophisticated manufacturing process.
Not if Mueller holds true to his assigned mandate.
"I don't think there is any Egyptian in the phase we are passing through who would turn down any mandate he is assigned," he said.
The OPCW, however, is not mandated to assign blame.
The OPCW, however, is not mandated to assign blame, and the Syrian government has always denied it is dropping chlorine.
But the OPCW, which is not mandated to assign blame, said chlorine has been used "systematically and repeatedly" as a weapon in Syria after Damascus handed over its declared toxic stockpile.
The report did not mention IS, as the fact-finding mission was not mandated to assign blame, but diplomatic sources said the chemical had been used in the clashes between IS and another rebel group taking place in the town at the time.
As shown in Table 2 and Figure 1, mandated choice option was assigned the top three ranks by 54% of respondents, with an overall median score of (3 [2,6]), and was preferred over the options of donor-or-surrogate informed consent (4 [2,7], p <0.001), donor-only informed consent (5 [3,7], p <0.001), and presumed consent (7 [3,10], p <0.001).
This act violates the mandate of the court's delegation and is contrary to the tasks assigned to the assigned defence counsel". Officials in Tripoli insist the equipment found on the ICC delegation is for spying.
Mrs. Clinton publicly took responsibility in October for the attack, but Mr. Pickering said the panel's mandate was to assign accountability to specific individuals who decided security measures.
