Suwayda lawyers refuse Ba’ath interference into conference
SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press) – Lawyers in Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria announced on Wednesday their refusal of the participation of Ba’ath Party in their upcoming conference.
“Lawyers are calling for the exclusion of the Ba’ath Party and the security branches from the upcoming conference,” said Lina Abu Hamdan, a lawyer from Suwayda.
The conference of the Lawyers Syndicate is scheduled to be held on Thursday in the city of Suwayda.
On April 15, the lawyers met Ghassan Ghurz ,head of the Lawyers Syndicate in Suwayda, and expressed their refusal regarding the participation of a representative of the Ba’ath Party from Damascus.
Marwan Nafe’, a lawyer from Suwayda, said “Our syndicate is a professional party.”
“We expressed reservations about inviting a representative from the Ba’ath Party to attend the conference,” he added.
Since its founding in 1947, the Ba’ath Party in Syria used to interfere in all social, political, economic and military aspects of life.
The Druze-majority governorate of Suwayda has been witnessing anti-government protests since August 2023, demanding the overthrow of the “regime”.