Monday, November 15, 2010

Muslim Hussein Abbas sentenced for holding a political opinion

November 13, 2010 by sks

Kurdish Organization for Defending Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria – DAD reports that the individual military judge in Qamishli sentenced Muslim Hussein Abbas on Tuesday 9 November 2010 in case no.5642 of 2010. He was sentenced to:
imprisonment for a period of six months under the provisions of Article 307 of the Syrian Penal Code;
imprisoned for three months misdemeanor for joining a secret association, and a fine of 100 Syrian pounds in accordance with the provisions of Article 288 of the Syrian Penal Code;
these sentences of imprisonment are consolidated to a period of six months in accordance with provisions of Article 204 of the Syrian Penal Code; and was reduced again to a period of four months under to the provisions of Article 244 of the Syrian Penal Code.
His detention began on 12 September 2010 and this time will be taken into account. He has the right of appeal.
Kurdish Organization for Defending Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria – DAD condemns the sentences imposed on these people, and consider the arrest and sentencing as unfair and in clear violation of the Declaration on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders,
10 November 2010
Previous reports:
http://supportkurds.org/news/muslim-hussein-abbas-brought-to-court
http://supportkurds.org/news/kurdish-man-disappears-after-a-raid-on-his-home