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Standard cases
358. The Working Group transmitted three cases to the Government of the Syrian Arab
Republic. Abdel-Nasser Khor Al-Masri and Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman were reportedly
arrested in Lebanon by Lebanese Army Intelligence officers, Syrian Intelligence Service officers,
and the Syrian Army. The third case concerns Dany Mansourati, who was allegedly arrested by
Syrian Intelligence Service officers in Syria. All victims are reportedly detained in prisons in
Syria.
359. The Working Group transmitted a case to the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic that
had been originally transmitted to the Government of Jordan. According to the information
received from the source, the subject was last seen at a prison in Syria in 1997. According to the
Working Group’s methods of work, the case will be deleted from Jordan’s statistics and
transferred to Syria, where the person was reportedly last seen.
360. According to the Working Group’s methods of work, the Government of the Syrian Arab
Republic received a copy of the case concerning Elias Emile Al-Harmouch, who was allegedly
arrested in Beirut by the Syrian Intelligence Service.
Information from the Government
361. The Working Group received two communications from the Government, both
dated 10 July 2006. The Working Group decided that, in one case, the reply had sufficient
information on the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person and could constitute
clarifications, provided the source did not raise an objection within six months. The Working
Group decided that the information provided for two cases was not sufficient to clarify the cases.
Information from sources
362. Responses were received from sources regarding three outstanding cases. In one case, the
source stated that the subject was released from prison and is currently living in Lebanon. On
another case, the source reported that no new information had been provided to the subject’s
family regarding his fate or whereabouts.
363. The Working Group received new information from the source on one case which had
been sent to the Government of Jordan. The source informed that the subject was seen at the
Tadmour and Said Nayyeh (Sednaya) prisons in the Syrian Arab Republic in 1997. According to
the Working Group’s methods of work, the case will be transferred to Syria, where the person
was reportedly last seen.
Clarifications
364. Based on information received from the Government, the Working Group decided to
clarify one case following the expiration of the six-month rule. In this case, the Government
provided the location of the place of detention.
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