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Emran Feroz is an Afghan-Austrian journalist currently based in Stuttgart, Germany. He is regularly writing from Afghanistan, often focusing on the Middle East, Central Asia, drone warfare, refugee policies and human rights. Emran is writing in both German and English. His work has already appeared in international media outlets such as Al Jazeera, The Intercept, Alternet, The Atlantic or the New York Times and in various German and Austrian news papers and magazines.
Bashar Al Assad's Palace Mufti Is A Mass Murderer Too
Reportedly, the grand mufti of Syria – or to be precise, Ahmed Badreddin Hassoun, the palace mufti of the Assad regime – approved the execution of thousands of inmates in the infamous Saydnaya prison over the last five years.
A few days ago, Amnesty International revealed that at least 13,000 people have been brutally murdered in the prison's dark cells.
Hassoun is Syria's highest Islamic authority. He is known as one of the closest supporters of Bashar al Assad's regime. In fact, the mufti (a Sunni Muslim) is one of the main pillars of the regime. Without Hassoun's role beside Assad, the regime's sectarian basis would be too obvious.
Hassoun's involvement in the mass executions was necessary for the regime. In fact, his approvals gave them a "legal justification".
Last year, Hassoun toured Europe. Since it's now known that he is jointly responsible for mass murder, we just can hope that he will be jailed next time.
