Published : 14-04-2022
Political activists in Germany said the German Public Prosecutor referred the Palestinian refugee Moufeq Dawah to the judiciary pending a series of court hearings on charges of committing war crimes in Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees in Damascus.
Palestinian refugee Mofeq AlDaouah, a military commander at the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Command (PFLP-GC), affiliated with the Syrian regime, has been accused of involvement in rape crimes against women in Yarmouk Camp and in a massacre against civilians at Ali AlWahsh checkpoint.
He is also held accountable for unleashing an RPG-7 missile targeting civilians during aid distribution in late March 2014 in retaliation for the death of his relative in clashes with opposition outfits in Yarmouk Camp. At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured in the attack.
Last year, an eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed his willingness to deliver his testimony about Moufeq’s crimes before courts and concerned judicial bodies.
Another witness said Moufeq had been a commander at the Free Palestine Movement, affiliated with the Syrian regime, adding that he had been involved in assaults on Yarmouk Camp and bombardment of civilian structures.
Scores of Palestinian youths have been forced to join pro-government battalions in Syria. Those who refuse forced conscription are often subjected to manhunt and imprisonment. Thousands of young men have fled the country in the hunt for a safer shelter.
Political activists in Germany said the German Public Prosecutor referred the Palestinian refugee Moufeq Dawah to the judiciary pending a series of court hearings on charges of committing war crimes in Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees in Damascus.
Palestinian refugee Mofeq AlDaouah, a military commander at the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Command (PFLP-GC), affiliated with the Syrian regime, has been accused of involvement in rape crimes against women in Yarmouk Camp and in a massacre against civilians at Ali AlWahsh checkpoint.
He is also held accountable for unleashing an RPG-7 missile targeting civilians during aid distribution in late March 2014 in retaliation for the death of his relative in clashes with opposition outfits in Yarmouk Camp. At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured in the attack.
Last year, an eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed his willingness to deliver his testimony about Moufeq’s crimes before courts and concerned judicial bodies.
Another witness said Moufeq had been a commander at the Free Palestine Movement, affiliated with the Syrian regime, adding that he had been involved in assaults on Yarmouk Camp and bombardment of civilian structures.
Scores of Palestinian youths have been forced to join pro-government battalions in Syria. Those who refuse forced conscription are often subjected to manhunt and imprisonment. Thousands of young men have fled the country in the hunt for a safer shelter.
