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News now | Damascus – Syria (Al Marsad)
The security services of the Syrian regime have released dozens of employees of companies of prominent businessman Rami Makhlouf, against whom the regime has taken a series of strict measures in recent months, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Makhlouf (51 years old), cousin of the president of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad, is waging a fight with the regime, whose features began to appear on the horizon last summer. And he appealed to al-Assad to intervene to stop what he describes as “injustice” to which he is being subjected by his authorities, who he said seek to overthrow him, after they asked him to pay the sums owed to the Communications Regulatory Authority. and your company’s emails.
A few months ago, Makhlouf accused the security services of arresting his employees in order to pressure him to leave his companies, notably Syriatel, which owns about 70 percent of the telecommunications market in Syria.
The Syrian Observatory reported that the security services “released most of those arrested” who worked in the Makhlouf institutions, including 41 employees of “Syriatel” and another 57 who worked in the humanitarian organization “Al Bustan Society” that he directed. . He also referred to the release of 58 “officers and members of the regime forces” who cooperated with his armed groups.
A former employee of “Syriatel”, who asked not to be identified, confirmed to AFP that “several employees and managers have been released”, indicating that he knows four of them personally.
Makhlouf has been in conflict with the government since, in the summer of 2019, he took control of the Al-Bustan Association, which formed the “humanitarian facade” for his actions during the conflict years. The armed groups associated with him also disbanded.
Last December, the regime’s government issued a series of decisions to seize the movable and immovable funds of several high-level businessmen, including Makhlouf, his wife and his partners. They have been charged with tax evasion and making illegal profits during the war since 2011.
