Damascus : Jailed by exiled President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian armed rebels led by Hayat Tahir al-Sham released the prisoners. Prisoners call this prison a ‘slaughterhouse’.
Rebels have moved there to free political prisoners who have been held in this prison since pro-democracy protests began in Syria in 2011. On the other hand, government officials panicked. Basad kept them in jail. Such is the complaint. Those released from prison include those who were thought to have disappeared after the war broke out. Prisoners awaiting punishment were also released.
The writer Bashar Barhum of the year 63 was afraid, this time he might be sentenced to death. He has already spent seven months in jail. After being released that day, he was somewhat stunned. Because, although the rebels released him from prison, he thought that maybe Assad’s men had come.
After being released from prison, he saw many people in the streets of Damascus, celebrating the ouster of Assad. This shocked writer Bashar Barhum told The Associated Press. "I have not seen the sun rise till today. Instead of death tomorrow, thanks to the Almighty, He gave me new life." Unable to find his personal belongings and mobile phone, he was unable to inform his wife and daughter that he was alive and well.
Sayednaya military prison is located north of Damascus. It is known as ‘Human Slaughterhouse’. When the rebels broke into the jail that day, hundreds of prisoners, including women and children, screamed in fear. According to the report of Amnesty International, 13 thousand Syrians were killed between 2011 and 2016. Dozens of people were secretly executed every week. "Fear not, Bashar Assad has fallen. Why are you afraid?" Meanwhile, on hearing the news that the prisoners are being released, their family members started gathering outside the jail.
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