Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra issued a decision on Thursday canceling the measures taken against individuals who owed financial compensation for military service, including precautionary and executive seizures.
This decision comes in the context of the broad changes taking place within Syrian state institutions nearly five months after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. Observers consider this a step that signals the transitional government's intention to close the files of the previous period and address its legacies, particularly those that affected broad segments of Syrians inside and outside the country.
For years, the issue of "military compensation" had been a major source of controversy and pressure on Syrian youth. The former regime imposed large sums of money on those who failed to perform military service abroad, along with punitive measures that included the seizure of property and prohibitions on its disposal. This sparked widespread resentment among Syrians, particularly in the diaspora.
The decision is expected to help ease legal and financial restrictions on thousands of Syrians and pave the way for their legal status to be settled, within a general climate of political change and transitional justice that the new government seeks to consolidate after years of conflict and division.
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