Fadi Saqr: The Patron and Gateway to Saving War Criminals in Syria!
News:
A few days ago, Fadi Saqr, a leader in the "National Defense" militias affiliated with the Assad regime, appeared in a video recording in which he appears as a mediator for the release of those involved in committing violations. On February 4, 2025, Damascus witnessed a remarkable scene as Major General Muhammad al-Shaar, the former Syrian Minister of Interior and the engineer of systematic repression, emerged from his hiding place to announce his voluntary surrender to the General Security Directorate. He then appeared in a television interview in which he declared his lack of responsibility for any of the violations committed by the Assad regime.
Comment:
Before talking about what happened, before we ask: "Can the wolf be trusted?" and other proverbs that apply to reality, before talking about previous experiences in Tunisia and Egypt, and before talking about the saying "The leadership has a broader view," which Hassan Soufan paved the way for in his speech, and which we threw behind our backs since we declared it a revolution... let's talk a little about the "virtues!" of Mr. Executioner Muhammad al-Shaar, and his gateway to reconciliation and civil peace: Fadi Saqr, the criminal.
"Muhammad al-Shaar is a member of the "Crisis Cell" that was established in March 2011 as the highest body for security decision-making in Syria, and this cell played a major role in drawing up the lines for the use of criminal force against demonstrators, and al-Shaar was a key member of it.
Between 2011 and 2012, documents and instructions signed in al-Shaar's name were leaked, indicating verbal orders directed to the branches of political security, immigration and passport departments, and civil registries. These directives include setting "arrest quotas," monitoring supporters of the opposition, and executing the forcibly disappeared.
During the era of Muhammad al-Shaar, between April 2011 and October 2018, the ministry witnessed a transition from performing its traditional functions to performing a comprehensive security role that serves an authoritarian power. The integration of administrative and security functions under al-Shaar's leadership constituted a qualitative shift in the practices of Assad's rule. While traditional authoritarian regimes maintain a symbolic separation between the secret police and civil administrations, "Assad's Syria" achieved integration between the two sides.
The Department of Immigration and Passports, theoretically tasked with issuing documents, was transformed into a security apparatus that arrested 1,608 civilians, including 73 who obtained official "security settlements," according to documentations by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The civil registry offices, which are supposed to register births and deaths, were also involved in forging records to hide forcibly detained persons.
The scope of work of the Political Security Directorate, nominally responsible for monitoring political activities, expanded to the point where it became present in all government departments. The criminal security branches, which traditionally dealt with ordinary crimes, were also granted new powers to investigate "terrorism," a designation often used to stigmatize any opposition activity.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights documented a total of 256,364 violations directly attributed to the Ministry of Interior's apparatuses, a number likely to be lower than reality given the difficulties of documentation under authoritarian rule. The number of civilian deaths in demonstrations - 10,542 dead - reflects the adoption of policies of shooting to kill, not just a failure to control crowds. The geographical spread of these operations, which was not limited to opposition strongholds, indicates central planning rather than local deviations" (Source: Shaam News Network).
Returning to the introduction with which we began, everyone now knows that what is happening today is a step similar to what happened in Egypt and Tunisia, i.e., indirect empowerment of criminals, thugs, and the dirty. Consequently, they may do something that is not commendable, and the scenario will be similar to the examples we mentioned.
If this is not the result, and things are "disciplined" to a great extent - then why this provocation of people's feelings?! Why this dancing on the wounds of those who sacrificed?! Why all this nonsense?! Do you want to break the will of the incubator that brought you? Are there messages you want to convey?
What happened at the conference is not justified, interpreted, or explained in any way. The phrase that was being passed "the leadership has a broader view" we have gone beyond a long time ago, as it is one of the reasons for the popular discontent towards the fleeing state policy. This term is obsolete, Abu al-Bara! And I remind you of what you like to be called since the days of Saydnaya.
One of the most important reasons for the resentment among people was this type of discourse and these terms. The revolutionary incubator is the one with the broader view, and it is the one that was the reservoir, the motivation, and everything, and this is in the words of those who reached Damascus. The popular incubator is the basis, and its movement and impetus are the basis - as mentioned in the "Al Jazeera" article published on 5/31 of this year.
The use of "the engineer of the regime's crimes" Fadi Saqr (Fadi Ahmed), known for his criminality and statements, and the striking arm of criminal Iran in Syria, the man responsible for many massacres - directly or indirectly - as an engineer of civil peace, is something that has its problems, and is not justified, reasoned, or explained, no matter how many justifiers and interpreters appear.
Beware of the people's anger, and beware of playing with their feelings, or provoking them with such actions. The wolf, no matter how long it takes, will not become a friend, and the criminal, no matter how long it takes, will not be a savior.
After all that, and after the details that were told and not told, and which everyone knows, the least that can be said about the use of Fadi Ahmed is that it is an irresponsible act, and heralds a matter that is not commendable.
Written for the Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Abdo al-Dali
Member of the Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir in the Wilayah of Syria
