Former Syrian Interior Minister Mohammad Al Shaar has surrendered to the country’s new authorities.
The former interior minister voluntarily made contact with security forces, Caliber.Az reported via foreign media.
He held the position of minister from 2011 to 2018 and previously headed the military police. Media outlets have reported that he is accused of suppressing a prison uprising at Saydnaya Prison in 2008, during which more than 20 inmates were killed. Since mid-2011, Al Shaar has been under Western sanctions.
In late 2024, Syria underwent a change in political leadership. In November, armed opposition groups launched a major offensive against Syrian army positions.
On the night of December 8, anti-government forces declared control over Damascus and announced the overthrow of the regime of former president Bashar Al Assad. The president himself fled the country and sought asylum in Russia.
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