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Does anyone know what specifically he was accused of doing? If he had ties with Western intelligence his detention is understandable (I don't support death pen
by jqm 11y ago
Does anyone know what specifically he was accused of doing?
If he had ties with Western intelligence his detention is understandable (I don't support death penalty in this case, nor Assad, and it would be cool if they released the guy to the West, I'm only saying it's understandable if he was active in opposition spheres). Just because a person is a "hacker" doesn't mean they weren't involved in trying to violently overturn Assad's government.
- elipsey 11y agoHe blogged about people being arrested by state security during the protests. It's not clear that he has been formally acussed of anything in particular beyond "treason". Detailed formal charges may be an unessecary formality in Syria. https://www.eff.org/offline/bassel-khartabil https://www.eff.org/offline/bassel-khartabil
- jqm 11y agoWell.. that doesn't say he didn't have ties to Western intelligence. But I followed the links and sent an email to Syrian ambassador for the UN appealing for Khartabil's release. http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/syria-release-bassel-khartabil-ua-22015 http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/syria...