Move to Repeal Syria’s Anti-Brotherhood Law Raises Questions over Group’s Political Return - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English
Asharq Al-Awsat (EN) · Regional · aawsat.com
- Arabic title
- تحرّكٌ لإلغاء قانون سوريا المناهض للإخوان يُثير تساؤلات حول العودة السياسية للجماعة - الشرق الأوسط
- English title
- Move to Repeal Syria’s Anti-Brotherhood Law Raises Questions over Group’s Political Return - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English
- Published
- UTC
- Topic
- Displacement, Governance, Politics
From the text
Syrian lawmakers are gathering signatures to propose repealing a law that makes membership in the Muslim Brotherhood punishable by death, as the group signals it wants to return to politics after decades of prohibition. The parallel moves have raised questions about whether Syria’s transitional authorities will allow the Brotherhood back into political life, and how much room they will give political parties. Abdel Nasser Houshan, chairman of the People’s Assembly’s Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the proposal to repeal Law No. 49 of 1980 was still a…source ↗