The Debate over Releasing Assad-Era Officers: Soufan Says Jurisprudence Allows the State to Exercise Discretion - The Syrian Observer

Anger as Syria frees officers accused of Assad-era war crimes

Anger is simmering in Syria as criminals under Assad’s regime are allowed to roam freely and appear publicly. Many have said the government is ’too forgiving’.

The Debate over Releasing Assad-Era Officers: Soufan Says Jurisprudence Allows the State to Exercise Discretion - The Syrian Observer

In a press conference held Tuesday at the Ministry of Information in Damascus, Hassan Soufan, member of the High Committee for Civil Peace, and Interior Ministry spokesperson Nour Al-Din Al-Baba addressed the controversial release of several former regime officers. The briefing appeared aimed at clarifying the recent decision to release dozens of detainees arrested during the latest wave of violence in Latakia province. Civil Peace First Soufan …