2011/10/29

What is lacking in the British document

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Britain released a strange document as follows:

Syrian Reform: Myths and Reality
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/global-issues/mena/syria/014-syria-myths/

1. Myth: President Assad has granted a general amnesty to political opposition movements, including the Muslim Brotherhood.

Reality: Many political prisoners were excluded from the amnesties, and many more innocent civilians have been detained since for political reasons.

(additional explanations omitted)

2. - 6. (omitted)


(my comment)
Exceptions for the general amnesty. Those who commit serious crimes won't be released.
http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2011/06/01/350232.htm

Many prisoners have actually been released.

A Kurdish activist was released under the amnesty.
http://www.kurdwatch.org/index?aid=1610
15 Jordanians were released under the amnesty.
http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=38203

The general amnesty helps to worsen the security in Syria.

"The terrorist Mahmoud Faiyyad Ghour from Abu Kamal city, who was released from prison on a general amnesty by President Bashar al-Assad, confessed to working among an armed group and committing criminal acts. "
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/10/26/377876.htm

The Muslim Brotherhood conducted random assassinations in the past (that's why the MB is banned in Egypt and Syria). A considerable number of MB members in jail OR in exile actually committed "serious crimes." Therefore, they won't be released.

They cannot participate in the political process (for example, just voting) or go back home without finishing their prison terms. They don't want only Baathist Syria, but also other forms of stable Syria. They want to destabilize Syria because, otherwise, they won't be able to pass the immigration at the border.

This is the background why the MB insists on the release of "political" prisoners. When they shout freedom, it may mean the freedom for assassins to walk around. Democracy and stability are not their concerns.

With regard to the remaining points (2 - 6), I have a lot of things to write, but unfortunately I don't have time to do so right now. The Syrian government will hit back soon, I suppose.

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