The new Syrian government has suspended parliament and the constitution for 3 months.
According to a foreign news agency, the spokesman for the new Syrian government, Obaid Arnaut, said in a statement that after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, the constitution and parliament will remain suspended for a 3-month interim period.
The spokesman for the new Syrian government added that a judicial and human rights committee will be established to review the constitution and then propose amendments. The current constitution is from 2012 and does not specify Islam as the state religion. Negotiations will be held on Tuesday between the ministers of the Assad administration’s ‘Salvation Government’ and former ministers for the transfer of power. The interim period will last for 3 months. Protecting institutions is our priority.
He said that the rule of law will be established in the country and those who commit crimes against the Syrian people will be judged according to the law. We respect religious and cultural diversity and there will be no change in this. Militants led by the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham seized the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee the country.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who fled the country after the militants seized power, is currently in Moscow, Russia, where he has been granted humanitarian asylum.
