An estimated 150,000 residents of Eastern Ghouta have evacuated to northern Syria [Reuters]
Al Jazeera: Syria: 'Absentees law' could see millions of refugees lose lands
Legislation could allow government confiscate properties of displaced Syrians unless they prove ownership in 30 days.
As thousands of Syrians flee their homes in Eastern Ghouta to escape a fierce air and ground offensive led by pro-government forces, President Bashar al-Assad has introduced a new law which can potentially see the state confiscating the lands of millions of displaced people.
Law Number 10, introduced earlier this week, calls on Syrians to register their private properties with the Ministry of Local Administration within 30 days.
Titleholders must either provide proof of ownership documents themselves, or ensure a relative does so on their behalf. Otherwise, they face having to relinquish their properties to the state.
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WNU Editor: Millions of Syrians have been displaced by this war. I do not think it is possible for many of them to travel to a Syrian government office with the proper documentation to prove that a property belongs to them .... and definitely not in the next 30 days. This is an obvious attempt by the regime to confiscate lands and properties from those who they see as enemies of the state .... and a means to reward those who have been loyal to the Assad regime. As bad and as destructive as this war has been, this one act by the Assad regime to seize other people's properties is going to create a bitterness that is going to last for generations.
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End result of this law is that Westerners are going to have to take them in.
At least that is what the Kumbaya choir will say.
Man , the guy just keep digging deeper and deeper. The Alawytes will pay dearly for this (like genoside payment) and from everyone (arab , turkman , kurd etc) they will need protection permanently (wonder if Russia and Iran will stay permanently )
Well it all sounds pretty familiar.....
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