18 Assyrians Still Being Held Without Charges in Syria
AINA, CA (Assyrian Int’l News Agency)
Nov 22 2004
Hasaka, Syria (AINA) — Syrian authorities continue to hold eighteen
Assyrians, one Armenian and one Kurd, who demonstrated against the
murder of two Assyrians in Hasaka, Syria on October 31 (story). No
charges have been filed against the detainees and no date has been
set for their release.
Background
A personal conflict between an Arab Muslim from the al-Radhi family
and an Assyrian Christian from the Abraham family culminated in the
murder of an Assyrian man on October 16. The Arab member of the
Al-Radhi family enlisted the aid of members of his family and klan,
including an officer in the Syrian Army, Mudhar al-Radhi, to attack
and kill Naseem Abraham, a 35 year old married Assyrian man. The Arab
attackers mutilated Naseem’s body, dragged his body in the street,
and insulted the Christians in that quarter of the city.
When Naseem’s friend Yalda Yacoub, aged 25, rushed to attend to his
friend, he was prevented from do so, attacked and shot. He was
transferred to the hospital in Damascus. Yalda Yacoub died on the
same day at the hospital.
The following is a list of the names of the detainees.
Name City Court Detained
Jurisdiction Since
Mazen Ibrahim Haido Hassake Juvenile 10/31/2004
Danny Edwar Kako Tel-Jazire Juvenile 10/31/2004
John Tima Ismail Tel-Jazire Military Court 10/31/2004
Tony Shlimon Youkhanna Tel-Jazire Military Court 10/31/2004
Akram Warda Youkhanna Tel-Jazire Military Court 10/31/2004
Samir Khoushaba Iwas Hassake Military Court 10/31/2004
Joseph Mallek Ismail Tel-Tammer Military Court 10/31/2004
Khoushaba Yousif Benyamen Tel-Tammer Military Court 10/31/2004
Fouad Boulos Youkhanna Tel-Tammer Military Court 10/31/2004
Rami Sadeq Ismail Tel-Jazire Military Court 10/31/2004
Johnny Younadam Tel-Tammer Military Court 10/31/2004
Farid Boulos Youkhanna Tel-Jazire Military Court 10/31/2004
Esam Shawkat Hermiz Tel-Jazire Military Court 10/31/2004
Yousif Gabriel Chamoun Tel-Jazire Military Court 10/31/2004
Ashur Gevargis Mameh Tel-Sakra Military Court 10/31/2004
Nineb Birour Abraham Tel-Tammer Military Court 10/31/2004
Samir Ibrahim Yakhannis Tel-Sakra Military Court 10/31/2004
Sarkis Agop Shahinian(Armenian) Hassake Juvenile 10/31/2004
Yousif Abdul-Ahad 11/13/2004
Wasim Khider Mardini(Kurd)Hassake Juvenile 10/31/2004