Syrian official resigns, protesting crackdowns
Protests against Syrian government in the UK in May. (Photo by Flickr user Tim Simpson)
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A Syrian official has publicly denounced the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and resigned in protest over the government’s brutal crackdown of demonstrators.
Mohammed Adnan al-Bakkour, the attorney general of Hama, is the highest ranking Syrian official to resign in the last five months of protests. In an internet video released on Wednesday, Bakkour detailed horrific atrocities committed by the Assad government, though the government denies his claims.
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