August 28, 2010 by sks
The Military Criminal Court in Aleppo heard the case of Efraz Mohammed Amin Yousef on 25 August 2010, in case no. 598 of 2010. He was imprisoned for three years, on charges of weakening national sentiment, according to Article 285 of the General Penal Code. The sentence was commuted to one year.
Efraz Mohammed Amin Yousef was arrested by security forces on 12 December 2009 in the city of Derek in Hassaka province.
Syrian Committee for Human Rights – MAD expresses concern over the increase in these harsh judgments, and calls on the authorities to exercise judicial independence and impartiality in resolving claims relating to public affairs. They also call upon the Syrian authorities to release all political prisoners and prisoners of opinion, and in particular the attorney Mustafa Ismail from Kobani, who has been detained for nearly nine months due to his interest in public affairs and human rights. They appeal to all national democratic forces to intervene for his release after he was referred to the Court of Military Commissions in Aleppo.
26 August 2010
Previous reports:
http://supportkurds.org/news/mustafa-ismail-on-trial-in-a-military-court-in-syria/
http://supportkurds.org/news/mustafa-ismail-appears-in-court-in-syria/
http://supportkurds.org/news/mustafa-ismail-still-detained/
http://supportkurds.org/news/amnesty-international-syria-kurdish-lawyer-detained-risks-torture
http://supportkurds.org/news/trial-of-kurdish-youths-adjourned-to-29-december-2009
http://supportkurds.org/news/syria-di-member-mr-mustafa-ismail-arrested
