Khaberni - The Syrian authorities detained a number of relatives of the accused Amjad Yousuf, including his father, along with other individuals, on suspicion of their involvement in covering up his disappearance during the past period, according to official sources.
The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced, on Friday, the arrest of Amjad Yousuf, a member of the former regime, accused of participating in the massacre of the El Tadamon neighborhood south of the capital Damascus, during a security operation carried out by the internal security forces in rural Hama, without revealing more details about the circumstances of the operation.
Yousuf is among the most prominent accused in this case, which caused widespread shock, following the circulation of a video recording documenting field executions of dozens of civilians, before their bodies were dumped in a mass grave.
According to previous investigative reports, the recording showed the execution of 41 civilians, while estimates indicate that the number of victims in the area could reach about 288 people, in one of the most documented crimes during the years of the Syrian conflict.
Amjad Yousuf's name emerged after the publication of international investigations, including investigations by "New Lines" magazine and "The Guardian" newspaper, based on the analysis of the leaked video, digital evidence, and testimonies, which helped identify a number of the involved parties.
The massacre took place on April 16, 2013, when elements of Branch 227 in the Military Intelligence Division conducted mass executions against civilians in a neighborhood of Damascus, amid wide condemnation and demands for accountability for those responsible and uncovering the fate of the missing.
