Testimonies from Hama residents revealed that Colonel Louay Deeb Salloum Sulaytin, an officer in the former regime, left behind a record laden with violations and crimes against civilians during the years of the revolution.
According to the sources, Sleitin used the Workers' Union building in the city center as a security headquarters, transforming it into a detention and sniper center for four years. His violations spanned the period from 2013 to 2018. During this period, residents of the Bab Qibli neighborhood alone were subjected to a campaign of arrests that included more than 233 young men, while at least 45 people from the same neighborhood were killed. His operations also extended to the neighborhoods of South al-Sakana, al-Wadi, and al-Andalus, in addition to the areas surrounding the headquarters.
Testimonies confirmed that Sulaytin supervised daily sniper operations from the rooftop of the building and participated, along with his aides—including Assistant Ahmed Abdel, Assistant Ghani, and Mahmoud Maala—in widespread violations, including murder under torture, extortion, and the imposition of taxes on the city's merchants.
Sulaytin's name appeared on a list of "Military Security" officers published by Zaman al-Wasl. He is affiliated with Branch 235 (Palestine Branch). After its publication, three people contacted the newspaper, confirming that they were direct victims of his violations. Among them were Mahmoud Shibli and Ali Ziad. They emphasized that he had committed war crimes against them and their families.
According to witnesses, reading his name on the list prompted them to officially report him and hand over photos they had documented over the past years.
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