On Sunday, the opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) dismissed 14 of its members, explaining that the decision was based on the coalition’s reform project and the requirements of the public interest.
According to the statement, the dismissed members are:
Hatem al-Zahir
Abdullah al-Faraj
Jamal al-Ward
Amal Sheikho
Kifah Murad
Jalal Khanji
Abdul Majid al-Sharif
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Ola Abbas
Mohammad Safwan Jandali
Hussein al-Abdullah
Hassan al-Hashemi
Ziad al-Ali
Walid Ibrahim
Mohamed Ayman al-Jamal
The statement added that the SNC had replaced representatives for the following governorate councils: Idleb, Aleppo, Deir-ez-Zor, and Raqqa.
Last January, the Syrian opposition coalition formed an eight-member committee to study and reform the coalition’s statutes and propose new plans. The new proposals include reforming the SNC, as well as emerging from the institution’s weakening and poor results, which it has been experiencing for years.
The coalition comprises 17 groups and parties. The new draft proposal contemplates abolishing the Revolutionary Movement blocs and local councils, and transforming members of these blocs into “evaluation.” The tabled reforms also propose forming representative councils for the governorates that bring together all matters within the jurisdiction of media, revolutionaries, and community groups that comprise at least 200 members. The proposed committee will include SNC members for each governorate concerned.
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