.- The Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, today branded "unacceptable" use lethal force to quell protests in Syria, where at least six people died in clashes with authorities in the city of Derra. Through his spokesman, Martin Nesirky, the UN chief expressed "concern" over these incidents and called for restraint on the Syrian authorities.
"The use of lethal force against peaceful demonstrators and arbitrary detention is unacceptable," said Nesirky, who recalled that the Government of Syria should gird their performance to their international commitments on human rights and freedom of expression. The spokesman said Ban believes that the Syrian authorities, like those of all countries have a responsibility to listen to complaints "legitimate" and addressed his people through "an inclusive dialogue and genuine reforms, not repression." According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the six deaths occurred when security forces broke up a peaceful protest in the town of Derra, in which, as in other cities, protesters took to the streets to demand reforms.
The victims, according to the NGO, were caused by "excessive use of force against demonstrators." The official news agency SANA blamed the riots on "infiltrators" mingled among the protesters to "create chaos, damage public or private property and set fire to cars and stores." According to the official, security forces had to act "to protect citizens and their properties, but does not specify numbers of potential victims. 
"The use of lethal force against peaceful demonstrators and arbitrary detention is unacceptable," said Nesirky, who recalled that the Government of Syria should gird their performance to their international commitments on human rights and freedom of expression. The spokesman said Ban believes that the Syrian authorities, like those of all countries have a responsibility to listen to complaints "legitimate" and addressed his people through "an inclusive dialogue and genuine reforms, not repression." According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the six deaths occurred when security forces broke up a peaceful protest in the town of Derra, in which, as in other cities, protesters took to the streets to demand reforms.
The victims, according to the NGO, were caused by "excessive use of force against demonstrators." The official news agency SANA blamed the riots on "infiltrators" mingled among the protesters to "create chaos, damage public or private property and set fire to cars and stores." According to the official, security forces had to act "to protect citizens and their properties, but does not specify numbers of potential victims.
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