The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

After the discontent of Darat Azza, a demonstration in al-Lataminah denounces decisions of the National Rescue Government in forming a local council for it in the town

Hama province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that a demonstration took place on the afternoon of the 12th of April 2019, in Lataminah town in the northern countryside of Hama, and the demonstration came after the discontent of the people from the decision of the National Rescue Government to form a local council in the town, where protesters expressed their rejection of the decision, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 9th of April 2019, that resentment prevails among the people and local circles within Darat Izza town which is located in the western sector of Aleppo countryside and which is under the control of Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the resentment comes after a series of the decisions issued by the “Local Council” in the town which is under the power of “National Rescue Government”, represented by imposing taxes with varying sums of money over the bread furnaces, organizations, trucks, mini stadiums and other facilities, where the Local Council clarified within the decisions it issued that those who will not comply with paying these taxes, their taxes will be doubled later, and they will face imprison sentences, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 19th of February 2019, that “the justice ministry” of the Rescue Government has issued a circular on how to dispose of the public property within its controlled areas, and the Syrian Observatory obtained a copy of this circular, it reads:

1- The courts do not rule on the references of the real estate sheets and vehicles, which were designed for the benefit of public institutions and bodies before the revolution, except after obtaining a clearance from the commission for settlement and treatment of public funds.

2- All courts must introduce a committee for the settlement and process of the public property in any case before it, subject to any real estate or vehicle papers with reference in favor of any institution or public authority.

3- The public funds settlement and treatment committee, being a public authority of the Rescue Government, is represented by the body of the government issues, and it sends the notification notes to the chief of staff of the government issues body.

4- All those who are required to implement and operate according to this decision shall be notified with it.”