{"id":120435,"date":"2024-12-31T08:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T08:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=120435"},"modified":"2024-12-31T08:58:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T08:58:16","slug":"occrp-names-bashar-al-assad-person-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/120435\/","title":{"rendered":"OCCRP names Bashar al-Assad \u201cPerson of the Year\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) designated on Tuesday ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as its 2024 \u201cPerson of the Year\u201d in recognition of his global impact on organized crime and corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Assad fled to Russia on Dec. 8 following his overthrow by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and affiliated factions during Operation \u201cDeterring Aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.occrp.org\/en\/person-of-the-year\/bashar-al-assad\">statement<\/a> released on Tuesday, the OCCRP explained that its annual \u201cPerson of the Year\u201d award, established in 2012, highlights individuals who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to spreading chaos through criminal networks and corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recipient is selected by a panel of experts from civil society, academia, and journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report detailed al-Assad\u2019s authoritarian regime, characterized by centralized control, the suppression of dissent, and reliance on a powerful security apparatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His forces have been implicated in widespread human rights violations, including torture, killings, chemical weapon attacks, mass detentions, and the deliberate targeting of civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OCCRP emphasized that Assad\u2019s regime secured billions of dollars to sustain its brutal dictatorship while exporting violence, narcotics, and organized crime across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn addition to being a dictator like his father before him, Assad added unimaginable dimensions of crime and corruption, ruining the lives of countless people even outside the border of his own country,\u201d said Daraj.com co-founder Alia Ibrahim, who was a judge in the contest this year. \u201cThe political, economic, and social damage caused by Assad, both in Syria and in the region, will take decades to overcome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Malin Muhammad<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) designated on Tuesday ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as its 2024 \u201cPerson of the Year\u201d in recognition of his global impact on organized crime and corruption. 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