Published : 16-05-2022
A Syrian judicial source stated that the recently issued presidential amnesty decree includes Syrians exclusively, in accordance with the Syrian Nationality Law. Palestinians or any other nationalities are excluded from the pardon decree.
Military judge Ahmed Tozan told Sham FM radio station that the decree includes Syrians only.
The judge added that efforts have been ongoing by the Justice Ministry and the Military Judiciary until the last person covered by the amnesty is released.
Tozan said that those who were released were handed over to their families and no one was left on the streets. People living abroad and included in the amnesty will have their search warrants automatically lifted.
A couple of weeks ago, Syrian president Bashar AlAssad issued a decree giving a general amnesty to people convicted on terrorism charges before 30 April 2022. The amnesty excludes acts that have led to killings or kidnappings, and those against whom there are civil personal claims.
Thousands of Palestinians and Syrians have been jailed on terror charges for peaceful opposition to Assad’s government since the 2011 Arab Spring protests and subsequent war.
A Syrian judicial source stated that the recently issued presidential amnesty decree includes Syrians exclusively, in accordance with the Syrian Nationality Law. Palestinians or any other nationalities are excluded from the pardon decree.
Military judge Ahmed Tozan told Sham FM radio station that the decree includes Syrians only.
The judge added that efforts have been ongoing by the Justice Ministry and the Military Judiciary until the last person covered by the amnesty is released.
Tozan said that those who were released were handed over to their families and no one was left on the streets. People living abroad and included in the amnesty will have their search warrants automatically lifted.
A couple of weeks ago, Syrian president Bashar AlAssad issued a decree giving a general amnesty to people convicted on terrorism charges before 30 April 2022. The amnesty excludes acts that have led to killings or kidnappings, and those against whom there are civil personal claims.
Thousands of Palestinians and Syrians have been jailed on terror charges for peaceful opposition to Assad’s government since the 2011 Arab Spring protests and subsequent war.
