Syrian authorities arrested a figure of the left opposition at his home in a raid on the day on the day, hours after the Government announced end to nearly 50 years of the State of emergency, rights activists Syrian said Wednesday.
Head of the League of the rights of Syrian man, Abdul - Karim Rihawi, said collected Mahmoud Issa at his home, in the Centre of the city of Homs after an interview that he gave to the end Al-Jazeera satellite television Tuesday of security officers.
He said his "arbitrary arrest is consistent with the State of the State of emergency" and said he expected to be released after President Assad signs a decree formally abolishing the State of emergency.
Legislation reviled, in place since Assad party ruling Baath came to power in 1963, gave regime handsfree to the arrest of people without charge. Despite its repeal, anti-Government protestors defiant accuse Assad gain time and cling to power in one of the most repressive regimes in Mideast.
Mazen Darwish rights activist, said Issa interview gave to Al-Jazeera close irritated of Syrian Brigadier General who was killed with his two sons and nephew Sunday in Homs.
The Government stated that they were killed by "armed bands" that the authorities responsible for the violence during anti-Government demonstrations last month. Darwish said Issa, in the interview, that he did not know who was behind the murder and called for an investigation, causing the anger of bereaved parents who allegedly threatened Issa before alerting police.
Issa, who has spent years in prison for his pro-democracy views, was arrested at his home shortly after.
The Syria was witness to month anti-Government protests that have shaken the authoritarian regime of Assad. At least 200 people were killed as the Government occurred against the demonstrators.
Repeal of the State of emergency, which gives the authorities almost infinite powers of surveillance and arrest, was once the application key of the uprising.
But the protest movement has crossed a milestone, with numbers increasing now for nothing less than the fall of the regime.
The rejection by protesters of the lifting of the State of emergency could ask a time decisive moments for Assad, a British-trained eye doctor who took the pouvoir 11 years ago but has failed to keep promises early reform.
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