Opposition figures call for ‘Rescue movement’

(Translation by Yusra Ahmed)

Zaman Alwasl obtained a copy of the agenda for the Authority of the General National Syrian conference for the independent National decision, while preparing for its foundation conference.

A source from inside the conference that include political opposition figures from inside Syria and abroad, explained that they aim to form a “Rescue Movement” and the principles and mechanisms of the conference would be open for all to discuss, as the work would be ruled by transparency and coordination among all.

The source identifies the Authority as a political body works to regain the national decision and safeguard it from the attempts to controlling it, besides protecting the Syrian revolution’s achievements and working to reunite all political and military forces inside and outside Syria.

The source describes the Authority as a legitimate framework that needs to include all the political, social and professional components of Syrian people to produce a public, political and revolutionary leadership, and to form a new body where all its members stand hand in hand to regain the national decision that has been controlled by some on the expenses of Syrian people.

The source reveals the goals of that body about including all the political bodies and authorities and civil gathering including revolutionary committees, professional councils, relief and charity agencies, media, scientist and religious figure and all people who work for the benefit of Syria.

The source reveals to Zaman Alwasl that the Authority is now discussing the principles of the conference and summarizes them in 16 points:

1- To confirm the real democracy in Syria where people who have the decision for their lives not the leaders.

2- To stick to the human rights those have been breached many times for more than 3 years of Syrian revolution by detention, torture and killing.

3- To defend the political and economical rights of Syrian people withot any discrimination.

4- The country is for all and there should be no discrimination, exclusion for any party in Syria and the rights for all are protected.

5- Reject the recent torn apart situation, which led the revolution to bad situation, and it needs lot of work to help it in regaining power and control.

6- The conference’s political work must be open and away from any financial or moral pressure and to stop accusation for others and work collaboratively with all people who are keen to benefit the country.

7- The conference believes in freedom for all Syrians without any discrimination, the revolution had broke up to finish the years of suppression and unfairness, to achieve social, political and economical agreement able to found a civil community and country ruled by law.

8- To work on developing the Syrian community from the moment the conference is held and all people in the community will be part of the process to improve persons not only organizations, hoping to lead to a national community for all and be a base for pan national conference to help in tackling difficulties toward a liberal dignified life.

9- To keep the honorable and respectful Syrian personality without discrimination whoever the person is.

10- The conference confirms that Islam is a belief and joins all sections and groups together, it is an advanced religion and fit with all time and place. It rules the community because it identifies the person’s rights and duties.

11- Islam equalizes between men and women, therefore, the conference would adopt the women’s rights not because of the international interest in the matter, but because it is the recommendations of Islam.

12- The detainees’ case is one of the most important issue of the conference, it would do its best to free all detainees or improve their detaining circumstances till they are freed.

13- Working on finding out a civil conciliation and establish its bases and to start treating personal and community traumas and wounds.

14- The conference calls to stop all exclusion practices, besides uniting all the military forces under one leadership under the name: “the national Syrian free Army

15- To work hard to gather all political intellectuals within a united national framework.

16- To call all the military forces to protect people and properties, besides calling all Syrian people abroad to work together for the best of their country.

The source explained that the conference’s mechanisms will based on many angles, like organizing the public work and effort to support the revolution. Besides cooperation and coordination between all parties in Syria and uniting all the military forces all over the Syrian land to reach to a liberated democratic country.

The source added that supporting the public effort like gathering in cities around the world besides communicating with human rights organizations to help in protecting Syrian people would be very important angles to work on.

It worth mentioning that Zaman Alwasl was the first to announce about the forming of the “Rescue movement” which aims to call for a National conference to regain the national decision away from exclusion and improvisation.

Zaman Alwasl mentioned that the movement’s announcement resulted from efforts started after Cordoba’s conference 5 months ago, and included meetings and visits to Europe, Istanbul, Gaziantep and Cairo, led to exclude problematic figures especially those who called for Cordoba’s conference.