As -Suwayda: Calls to contain tensions and reject violence in light of political divisions

The leader of the Karama Men Movement, Sheikh Yahya Al -Hajjar, stressed, during a meeting with the elders of the Syrian province of As -Suwayda, headed by Sheikh Yusuf Jarbou, one of the sheikhs of the mind of the Druze sect, that “the difference in opinion does not mean the endowment of the endosperm,” stressing that those calling for state building and rejecting partition projects “are not traitors”, and that those who cooperate with the honorable to achieve this goal will not be out of the law.

This came in a goal of calming the escalating tensions between the province’s factions, which reached the level of encroachments against the protesters, and threatened by some of the faction supporters in the Karama Square. Al -Hajjar explained that the spiritual reference of the community represents a comprehensive framework for the endosperm, stressing that the weapon of its movement will not be directed inside, and will only be in the service of the mountain and defend it against any aggressor, in reference to the refusal to convert political differences into armed confrontations. His statements came in response to sharp divisions that recently emerged between supporters of government calligraphy and opponents, which led to a security escalation and escalation that was reflected on the public street.

The leader of the Karama Men movement, Sheikh Abu Hassan Yahya Al -Hajjar: “The mountain is one … and the difference of opinion does not mean division.” pic.twitter.com/jkewgzvtl

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In a related context, representatives of the popular movement toured yesterday, Sunday, which included meetings with the three religious references AH, Al -Hinnawi, and Garboua, during which they demanded to intervene to stop the security chaos, use weapons against the demonstrators, and remove military mobilization from political differences. They emphasized that “the difference in opinion is a health policy to build a democratic homeland, while coercion with weapons destroys the country.”

For its part, the media and civil activist Hind Al -Aramouni told Al -Arabi Al -Jadeed that the meetings focused on the importance of rejecting violence and preventing the spread of weapons in the streets, because of the danger it constitutes the civilians, while emphasizing the need to separate military action from political differences, and ensuring the right to expression without pressure or provocations. She added that the actors demanded the removal of religious and factional flags and flags from public institutions, and to be satisfied with raising the national flag, stressing that “the role of worship is the appropriate place for them.”

In their turn, the three sheikhs expressed an understanding of the demands of the protesters, considering that “Ahrar and the silks of the endosperm are the decision -makers in political affairs,” according to Al -Armouni, who indicated promises made by the references to work to “reduce differences, and limit the conflicts within the framework of civil dialogue, not armed conflict.”

On the other hand, a number of Suwayda lawyers, in an open statement to signature, refused the constitutional declaration issued by the transitional authority on March 13, considering that “it does not respond to the aspirations of the Syrian people in building a democratic state, but rather reproduces tyranny in a new form.” The signatories of the statement confirmed that the constitutional declaration document “lacks the principles of participatory government, strengthens centralization, and risks the path of justice and freedom.

The statement warned that the proposed constitutional text “neglects true transitional justice”, relying on “formal measures that do not achieve real accountability or national reconciliation,” stressing the need to build an independent judiciary away from the domination of the executive. Lawyers called for a comprehensive national conference to establish a modern constitution that reflects the will of all Syrians, expressing their rejection of what they described as “reproduction of repressive systems” under any name.

These developments reflect the state of political and security polarization experienced by As -Suwayda, in light of fears that differences have been turned into open confrontations, especially with the escalation of talking about divisional projects and the effects of regional interventions, while popular and religious initiatives show an effort to contain the crisis, by emphasizing the priority of dialogue and protecting freedoms.