Published : 16-06-2022
Merchants, including Palestinian refugees, have reportedly been blackmailed by Syrian security forces, particularly in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo.
A number of merchants have been forced to pay exorbitant fines at gunpoint and detention threats.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a merchant told AGPS that he was summoned to questioning along with other merchants at intelligence branches in Aleppo and obliged to pay 250 USD each as a “war bill”.
A number of merchants who failed to secure the required sums fled to neighboring countries for fear of incarceration.
Merchants, including Palestinian refugees, have reportedly been blackmailed by Syrian security forces, particularly in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo.
A number of merchants have been forced to pay exorbitant fines at gunpoint and detention threats.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a merchant told AGPS that he was summoned to questioning along with other merchants at intelligence branches in Aleppo and obliged to pay 250 USD each as a “war bill”.
A number of merchants who failed to secure the required sums fled to neighboring countries for fear of incarceration.
