Intelligence services take 6 Syrian detainees from Syria’s Afrin to Turkey
AFRIN, Syria (North Press) – Turkish authorities transferred on Friday six Syrian detainees from the countryside of Afrin, northwestern Syria, to their territories under charges of espionage for parties hostile towards Turkey.
A source in the prison in the town of Kafr Janneh in the countryside of Afrin told North Press, “Turkish Intelligence transferred on Friday at around 5 pm six Syrian detainees from the Kafr Janneh prison to Turkish territories through the al-Hamam border crossing with Turkey.”
He added that detainees were Nour Abdan , 24, Nizar Abu al-Atta, 30, Jalal al-Muhammad, 27, Omar Zana Shahin, 32, Wissam Masto, 25, and Jumma Qassim, 23.
The detainees were put in the Kafr Janneh prison under charges of espionage for parties hostile towards Turkey, similar to hundreds of individuals arrested without firm evidence against them and with pre-prepared investigation reports, according to the source.
Afrin and its countryside have been under the control of Turkish forces and Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA), since March 2018 and witness frequent human rights violations against the population.