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| Syrian regime accuses dissident Mohamed Salah of 'funding terrorism': Observatory |
| 2016-05-15 |
| [EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that a judge in terrorism court in Damascus referred prominent Syrian opposition figure Mohammed Saleh to the criminal court on charges of "funding terrorism in Syria" and that when he helped a family in besieged al-Waer neighborhood by regime in Homs with 100 Euros, according to the source. Air Force Intelligence branch in Homs by orders of Jameel al-Hasan the chief of the Air Force Intelligence in Syria tossed in the calaboose You have the right to remain silent... on October 23, 2015 the prominent leader in the peaceful Syrian uprising after storming his house in al-Shammas neighborhood in Homs. They confiscated his lap top and all communication devices in his house. He was transferred to Air Force Administration and after two months of interrogation, he was referred to terrorism court on December 30, 2015 where he was taken to Adra, central prison in Damascus. Opposition figure and journalist Mohammed Deebu told Zaman al-Wasl that Mohammed Saleh is one of the fiercest opponents of Assad regime and one who was clear about his stand against tyranny. He added that Mohammed Saleh decided to remain in Homs until his arrest and he was doing what he could to help the displaced people in Homs and locals of Homs. Deebu confirmed that Mohammed Saleh remained a peaceful fighter against tyranny until the last minute and that is what scares the regime. The regime then fabricated a charge against him of funding terrorism when he was only offering help to those in need. Mohammed Saleh was exposed to many uncomfortable situations during the times he was helping during to his religious background, but he choose to continue to do what he believed he should be doing until his arrest, Deebu added. Arrest opposition figure Mohammed Saleh said in front of the judge who refused to release him that I admit that I did all i could to stop the bloodshed of Syrians. I wished I could put an end to each pain and suffering of Syrians and that s why I connected with all who helped me to do that, according to activists. He added in his defense that if it was a crime, I admit then my crime and I will continue to work wishing that one day the law would rule instead of the rule of force. He concluded thanking those who still have a conscious. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights demanded UN envoy to Syria Staffan De Mistura the immediate release of Mohammed Saleh and all prisoners of conscious in regime prisons and detentions who are estimated to be 200 thousand detainees. The observatory said quoting a source inside security detentions that at least 60 thousand detainees were martyred under torture and the observatory documented the martyr of 14 thousand until this moment. |
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