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Tariq Barinjki: A judge who stood up for his principles despite Assad’s brutality

In early 2012, with the beginnings of the Syrian revolution, Judge Tariq Barinjki was the head of the Ninth Civil Court of First Instance in Damascus. At that time, he issued a bold decision against a member of the Criminal Security who violated the human rights of a detainee and tortured him during investigation.

Judge Barinjki did not hesitate to issue a judicial ruling ordering a large compensation for the victim, despite the difficult security and political circumstances surrounding the country.

This decision was not just an ordinary judicial ruling, but rather a strong message that justice must prevail, and that human rights violations will not go unpunished, even in the most difficult circumstances.

The judge strongly condemned the security member’s placing of the detainee in the trunk of the car, describing this act as “a degradation of human humanity and an injury to his dignity.” He stressed that the trunk is intended for luggage and not for transporting people, and that equating humans with inanimate objects is an affront to their dignity and a humiliation of their humanity, something that no civilized civil society would accept.

But courage has a price, and the price Judge Barinjki paid was high. After his honorable positions, he was transferred from the civil courts to the customs court as punishment for refusing to pass an illegal recommendation from the former Minister of Justice.

Fair judiciary is the basis of the renaissance of nations

Winston Churchill did not ask about the destruction that befell his country's cities during World War II, but asked: "Is the judiciary okay?" When he was sure that the judiciary was working efficiently, he said: "Then Britain is okay."

This applies to Syria as well, for when the judiciary is upright, Syria will return to its glory.


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