Disappeared nearly ten days ago  | SOHR appeals to authorities of Kurdistan Region of Iraq to reveal the fate of a Syrian citizen

Local sources have told SOHR that authorities in Kurdistan Region of Iraq have arrested a young man from al-Malkiya “Dayrik” in the countryside of al-Hasakah on June 7, about ten days ago, while he was escorting his sick mother to the region for a medical treatment, but his fate has been still unknown till now.

 

Meanwhile, the family of the young man appeals to reveal the fate of him and to clarify reasons behind his arrest. Other sources have reported that authorities of Kurdistan Region of Iraq pressed charges against the young man for “his previous work with the Autonomous Administration”.

 

It is worth noting that the young man was born in 2000 in Tel Khamis  in al-Hasakah countryside .

 

We, at the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, appeal to the authorities in Kurdistan Region of Iraq to release the Syrian citizen or to be entitled to a public trial if he is found involved in a crime or a misdemeanor.

 

Authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan region arrested the Syrian citizen Nayif Ali Hasan on April 21 and held him under investigation for three hours by the border guard forces at the crossing in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where he was accused of “supporting and working for the Autonomous Administration”, while his son had been killed while fighting alongside the People’s Protection Units (YPG).

 

It is worth noting that Nayif was born in Al-Kaff Al-Assawad village of Al-Malikiyah city (Dayrik) in Al-Hasakah countryside. The Syrian civilian is a member of the Democratic Union Party and a member of the Council of the Martyrs’ Families in north and east Syria region.