Syria denies torturing 13 year old boy

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Syria said on Wednesday that Hamzah al Khateeb, 13, the boy opposition activists charged Syrian security forces had tortured to death, had in fact died from bullet wounds.

‘All the accusations are pure lies,’ the official news Agency SANA said.

SANA said a medical report signed by several doctors said three bullets had killed Hamzah and the wounds across his body were the result of decomposition, not torture.

‘The report will close the door on lies and allegations and shows the truth,’ SANA said.

The agency said Hamzah’s body was found on April 29 and it was handed over to his parents only on May 21, as he had not been identified.

Activists and Syrian opposition Facebook pages showed horrific pictures of Hamzah’s tortured body, and said he had been subjected to appalling torture before being killed by the Syrian security forces in the southern town of Daraa.

The video showed al Khateeb’s body swollen, disfigured. It appeared to have been burned with cigarettes and shot multiple times.

The official Syrian media also said on Wednesday that al-Assad had received the boy’s parents on Tuesday, but gave no details of the meeting.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had expressed the hope that the Syrian government ‘will end the brutality against its people.’

‘I have here the name of the young boy whose body was so brutally affected by the behaviour and conduct of those who had him in detention – Hamza al-Khateeb – and I can only hope that this child did not die in vain, but that the Syrian government will end the brutality and begin a transition to real democracy,’ Clinton said.

Earlier, the New York-based watchdog Human Rights Watch said the killings and torture exercised by the Syrian security forces against the people in Daraa over the past two months may qualify ‘as crimes against humanity.’ m&c

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25 responses to “Syria denies torturing 13 year old boy”

  1. 316909 Avatar

    I want to confess. I was the one that did it. I flew in and took this kid out of the jail thousands of people saw you take him to during a protest in Dera and I did all this to him. I then returned to the jail and was able to place his body back in his cell without anyone seeing me. Thats when your guys took him back home and told his parents to say salafist killed him. its the truth really it is. you guys believe me correct? why would I lie? I did it and Bashar didnt know about it and actually I dont think a single member of the regime or security services knew about it. HAVE SOME RESPECT. HE WAS SENT HOME WITH YOUR AGENTS AND HIS DICK CUT OFF.

    1. You’re the one who needs to show some @#$% respect! 

      It just amazes me at how cruel some people can be, especially when it comes to the death of a child.

      1. 316909 Avatar

        its the end of the month pms time. just chill out and go eat some ice cream. it will all be over in a few days….

        1. Mark Stevens Avatar
          Mark Stevens

          Maybe you need some medication for bi-polar disorder.

        2. 316909 Avatar

          Mark, Im sure you can find a better way to impress a women like actually going out and meeting one in person. Guess is youre a little bitch and pms-ing also so go eat some ice cream and relax it will all be over in a few days bitch.

        3. 316909 Avatar

          Mark, Im sure you can find a better way to impress a women like actually going out and meeting one in person. Guess is youre a little bitch and pms-ing also so go eat some ice cream and relax it will all be over in a few days bitch.

    2. You’re the one who needs to show some @#$% respect! 

      It just amazes me at how cruel some people can be, especially when it comes to the death of a child.

    3. youyes4u Avatar
      youyes4u

      Just chill out and go have a Brazilian wax.

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    Anonymous

    I want to confess. I was the one that did it. I flew in and took this kid out of the jail thousands of people saw you take him to during a protest in Dera and I did all this to him. I then returned to the jail and was able to place his body back in his cell without anyone seeing me. Thats when your guys took him back home and told his parents to say salafist killed him. its the truth really it is. you guys believe me correct? why would I lie? I did it and Bashar didnt know about it and actually I dont think a single member of the regime or security services knew about it. HAVE SOME RESPECT. HE WAS SENT HOME WITH YOUR AGENTS AND HIS DICK CUT OFF.

    1. You’re the one who needs to show some @#$% respect! 

      It just amazes me at how cruel some people can be, especially when it comes to the death of a child.

      1.  Avatar
        Anonymous

        its the end of the month pms time. just chill out and go eat some ice cream. it will all be over in a few days….

        1. Mark Stevens Avatar
          Mark Stevens

          Maybe you need some medication for bi-polar disorder.

        2. Mark Stevens Avatar
          Mark Stevens

          Maybe you need some medication for bi-polar disorder.

        3. Mark Stevens Avatar
          Mark Stevens

          Maybe you need some medication for bi-polar disorder.

        4.  Avatar
          Anonymous

          Mark, Im sure you can find a better way to impress a women like actually going out and meeting one in person. Guess is youre a little bitch and pms-ing also so go eat some ice cream and relax it will all be over in a few days bitch.

      2.  Avatar
        Anonymous

        its the end of the month pms time. just chill out and go eat some ice cream. it will all be over in a few days….

    2.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      Just chill out and go have a Brazilian wax.

  3. Fauzia45 Avatar
    Fauzia45

    Truth is only found when people are given the freedom to find it !

  4.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Truth is only found when people are given the freedom to find it !

  5. UrOtherSide Avatar
    UrOtherSide

    I would not be surprised if the syrian regime really did this .. and I will also not be surprised if the muslim brotherhood took a dead body and made it look like they did so to instigate more opposition and rallies against regime.

    Between the 2 evils I think I pick Bashar over Muslim brotherhood.

    1. 316909 Avatar

      I would have to agree with you. Multiple reports say he was delivered home by security agents but we dont know that because the media have not even interviewed his parents or a single person that knows him since they cant enter the country to begin with. I was wondering why Bashar would want to pour gas on a fire especially after everything that has been done. If the Syrian security services did this why didnt they get rid of the body? Another thought is that they did it and sent him back as a warning to other parents. If reports are true about the gag order placed on the family and the body being delivered by intelligence agents then these people are really sick and if the body was stolen and cutup its still pretty sick. However a autopsy would show if he was cut before or after death and if the bruises and burns were applied after he died or not. The problem for the security services is the boy was arrested and was in jail then showed up dead so even if the cuts were added after he died the problem is where and how did he die? I dont think they just let him leave the prison and he was picked up outside. He must have died in jail and whoever did the rest to him remains a mystery.  Now the regime is denying ever arresting him but they cant hide that for long because if he was arrested someone must have seen him if not dozens.

  6.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    I would not be surprised if the syrian regime really did this .. and I will also not be surprised if the muslim brotherhood took a dead body and made it look like they did so to instigate more opposition and rallies against regime.

    Between the 2 evils I think I pick Bashar over Muslim brotherhood.

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      I would have to agree with you. Multiple reports say he was delivered home by security agents but we dont know that because the media have not even interviewed his parents or a single person that knows him since they cant enter the country to begin with. I was wondering why Bashar would want to pour gas on a fire especially after everything that has been done. If the Syrian security services did this why didnt they get rid of the body? Another thought is that they did it and sent him back as a warning to other parents. If reports are true about the gag order placed on the family and the body being delivered by intelligence agents then these people are really sick and if the body was stolen and cutup its still pretty sick. However a autopsy would show if he was cut before or after death and if the bruises and burns were applied after he died or not. The problem for the security services is the boy was arrested and was in jail then showed up dead so even if the cuts were added after he died the problem is where and how did he die? I dont think they just let him leave the prison and he was picked up outside. He must have died in jail and whoever did the rest to him remains a mystery.  Now the regime is denying ever arresting him but they cant hide that for long because if he was arrested someone must have seen him if not dozens.

  7.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    I would not be surprised if the syrian regime really did this .. and I will also not be surprised if the muslim brotherhood took a dead body and made it look like they did so to instigate more opposition and rallies against regime.

    Between the 2 evils I think I pick Bashar over Muslim brotherhood.

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