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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Sunday, June 25, 2017
Syrian government says it freed 672 prisoners
Some of those released say they were arrested for actions they took against government
Prisoners arrive at Baath Party branch in Damascus, ahead of their release (Reuters)
Reuters-Saturday 24 June 2017
Some of those released say they were arrested for actions they took against government
Prisoners arrive at Baath Party branch in Damascus, ahead of their release (Reuters)
Reuters-Saturday 24 June 2017
Syria's government said on Saturday that it had released 672 prisoners
who promised to accept the state's authority, a move it said was aimed
at bolstering a "reconciliation" process.
Reconciliation is the term the government uses for local deals with
rebels for them to either disarm and accept its rule or to leave with
small arms for other insurgent areas.
"They have been released after promising not to do anything against the
nation's security or stability," Justice Minister Hisham al-Shaar was
quoted as saying by the official SANA news agency.
He said most of the prisoners were from Damascus, but there were others
from across Syria, indicating the release was not linked to a particular
deal regarding one rebel-held area.
SANA did not report what the freed detainees had been put in prison for,
but some of those released told Reuters they were arrested for actions
they took against the government.
Syria's opposition says reconciliation deals are forced on areas after
prolonged sieges and intense bombardment. The United Nations has warned
they may be used to force people from their homes.
President Bashar al-Assad has said he sees them as a way to reduce
fighting in Syria and bring to an end the six-year conflict that has
killed hundreds of thousands of people and made millions homeless.
The opposition, Western countries and rights groups say the government
has detained tens of thousands of Syrians without trial for political
reasons, torturing and killing thousands of them. Assad and his
government deny that.
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