Statement on the Detention of Syrian Human Rights Activist Ahmad Qatieh
The Syrian Future Movement condemns the arrest of human rights activist Ahmad Qatieh in the Yousuf Pasha (Fatih) area.
The Syrian Future Movement describes Qatieh’s arrest as a form of enforced disappearance due to the loss of contact with his family and loved ones.
The Syrian Future Movement urges Turkey to be aware of the implications of the continued mistreatment of Syrian activists, which could make Turkey (our religious and strategic depth) an unsafe country for the sons and daughters of Syria.
The Syrian Future Movement emphasizes the need for Turkish authorities to change their current policy towards Syrians in general, and activists in particular.
The Syrian Future Movement holds the Turkish authorities responsible for protecting activist Ahmad Qatieh, ensuring his communication with his family, informing Syrians of his current legal status, and appointing a special lawyer for him.
The Syrian Future Movement still believes in Turkey’s role as a major and pivotal regional state, and its leading position calls for attention to human rights, law, and ethics. This compels us to raise our voices against the potential harms we foresee, which we wish neither for Turkey nor for our Syrian brothers and sisters residing there, whether due to circumstances that led them to reside in its territory or as a personal decision to choose it over other countries hosting Syrians after 2011.
