A source told Zaman al-Wasl that he had seen and examined more than 10,000 photos of detainees' bodies, each marked with a number. These photos could potentially provide a final answer to more than 10,000 Syrian families, but the organizations that obtained them are refusing to publish them, fearing what they call "civil peace."
According to the source, the photos have been in the possession of at least two human rights organizations, funded by European sources, for six months. However, the two organizations have decided against publishing them altogether, arguing, "We don't want to affect civil peace; we fear shocking the families. These photos shouldn't be published because they will be used as legal evidence in trials in the coming years." They are completely ignoring the fact that the photos could support the families' cases against war criminals.
An official source confirmed the existence of these photos but stated that the Syrian Commission for Missing Persons is responsible for providing clarification.
According to Zaman al-Wasl's information, this pattern of preventing publication has been recurring since the liberation of Syria. Civil society organizations possess information that could reveal the fate of a quarter of a million Syrians if they decided to share it with the Syrian people, as it rightfully belongs to the Syrian people.
Hussein Al-Shishakli - Zaman Al-Wasl
Zaman Al Wasl
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