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European Parliament urges Syrian authorities to release rights activist
09-09-2010The European Parliament has called for the release of Syrian human rights defender Haythan Al-Maleh.
In a resolution adopted in Strasbourg, MEPs called on the Syrian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release Haythan Al-Maleh, an 80-year-old Syrian human rights lawyer sentenced on 4 July 2010 by a military court to three years' imprisonment on the grounds of ‘transferring false and exaggerated news that weaken national sentiments’.
In a resolution adopted in Strasbourg, MEPs called on the Syrian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release Haythan Al-Maleh, an 80-year-old Syrian human rights lawyer sentenced on 4 July 2010 by a military court to three years' imprisonment on the grounds of ‘transferring false and exaggerated news that weaken national sentiments’.
The deteriorating state of Mr Al-Maleh's health worries MEPs. He suffers from arthritis, diabetes and thyroid problems, and is being deprived of regular access to medication.
The resolution also calls on the Syrian Government to release immediately all prisoners of conscience, including Mr Muhannad Al-Hassani, Mr Ali Al-Abdullah, Mr Anour Al-Bunni and Mr Kamal Labwani. (ENPI Info Centre)
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