Politician calls for decentralization in Syria’s Suwayda
SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press) – An opposition politician from Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria called on Saturday for the establishment of a decentralized administration in Suwayda, stating that they are in the process of creating a body to address regional affairs.
Since Aug. 17, anti-government protests have erupted in Suwayda and its countryside raising slogans demanding the departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the implementation of the UNSC Resolution 2254, affirming the continuation of protests until a political resolution is reached.
“What we are witnessing today in terms of a popular uprising is a clear evidence of our people’s determination to adhere their revolution amidst an international silence and the marginalization of UN Resolutions,” Khaled Jamoul, an opposition politician, told North Press.
“Amidst the suffering of the people, it has become imperative for them to seek the most realistic resolutions without changing the laws, constitutions, and customs that grant them the right to manage their institutions through an administrative decentralization”, he said.
“The administrative decentralization is the best solution at the moment regarding Suwayda and the region,” he added.
Jamoul emphasized that they are not separatists, as some have labeled them, stressing that they are Syrians and they would remain Syrians.
“For more than two months, a number of Suwayda’s politicians have been holding a series of extensive meetings to find resolutions,” he noted.
A preparatory committee has also been formed for a conference that is likely to be held in Suwayda in the near future, with invitations extended to all societal and political figures, according to Jamoul.
“This is to establish a political body that will oversee the country’s affairs, prevent dragging into unknown matters, preserve its institutions and resources, rationalize spending money, prevent theft and encroachments, and put an end to security violations and the spread of drugs in Suwayda”.