HTS leader announces plans to release list of war crime suspects
The HTS leader reiterated that he is committed to announce a general amnesty for those "whose hands are not stained with Syrian blood," including individuals who served in mandatory military service.
Dec. 10, 2024
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – On Tuesday, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani (now also known as Ahmed al-Sharaa), Syria’s Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader, revealed that the "new Syrian authority" will soon issue a list of individuals involved in the torture of Syrian citizens.
This is for “investigation and accountability purposes”, as Jolani claims.
Via an official statement, al-Jolani stated that anyone who comes forward with information about senior military officers and security forces personnel involved in war crimes will be rewarded.
“We will offer rewards to anyone who provides information about senior army and security officers involved in war crimes,” he said.
He also promised to track those who have escaped the country "to guarantee they receive just punishment."
Assad escaped Syria as the Islamist-led opposition forces rapidly moved into the capital Damascus, bringing a remarkable end on Sunday to decades of ruthless Assad dynasty.
Bashar al-Assad was responsible of suppressing an anti-government movement that erupted in 2011, sparked by the fervors of Arab Spring in the region.
That sparked a war that killed almost close to 500,000 people and compelled half the country to escape their homes. The civil war that ensued caused mayhem and misery not just to the Syrian people but to the rest of the region as it paved the way to the emergence of Islamic State (ISIS).
The HTS leader reiterated that he is committed to announce a general amnesty for those "whose hands are not stained with Syrian blood," including individuals who served in mandatory military service.
He highlighted that "the blood and rights of innocent victims and detainees will not be forgotten or go to waste."