(Zaman Al Wasl)- Nasr al-Hariri, head of the opposition's negotiation committee was a subject for a US-based spy company over a request of an Arab state tracking a period when al-Hariri was the Secretary-General of the Coalition.
Flashpoint Partner has provided reports about Syrian opposition and pro-regime figures to one of Gulf Arab states, according to report obtained by Zaman al-Wasl.
Flashpoint Partner presents itself as an expert in detecting information contained within the dark web which refers to that part of the web that search engines cannot connect to or reveal.
The company say it transforms the dark web information into intelligence information to help governments, businesses and individuals realize their interests.
A team of academics form the backbone of the company. They present themselves as “experts in tracking jihadists’ electronic activities.” Based on this description, they have testified before the US House of Representatives and some before US courts.
Despite the limitations of the capabilities of one of the company founders and its connection to Islamophobic currents, the company has established its foot in the field of relations with Arab countries. It has become one of the main sources for different Arab states to gather information about Syrian regime opponents of the regime.
In its review of the introduction of Flashpoint Partner’s report on al-Hariri, the company’s reference to al-Hariri's “legal record” with the Syrian regime was notable. The report mentioned that there is an arrest warrant for al-Hariri by Branch 40 subordinate to the Airforce Intelligence and a sentence to 7 years imprisonment in absentia, but confirmed that the regime has not issued an execution order for al-Hariri.
Al-Hariri joined the Syrian National Coalition in July 2013, as a representative from the Hauran region of southern Syria. By 2015, he became a secretary-general in the coalition based in Istanbul, Turkey.
The regime was following al-Hariri from before the start of the Syrian revolution as he was subject to intelligence surveillance from 2003 to 2009 based on the accusation he was spreading ideas that weaken national sentiment.
With the start of the revolution, he participated in organizing the first trade union sit-in. He said in a statement that “the security forces are criminals and they committed massacres” and that “the Syrian media are liars who seek to cause sedition and must be held accountable.” He and the protesters at the sit-in presented their resignation en mass from the ruling Baath party.
The Syrian regime arrested al-Hariri several times on various charges, most notably for his treatment of demonstrators shot by the regime which described them as terrorists and accused them of inciting hostilities. The regime also accused him of communicating with hostile channels.
Zaman A Wasl
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