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Ex Syrian PM defected with 10 families, 8 brothers

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Mohammad Ottari ( pictured) , who claims to be a spokesman for Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab, says the former prime minster defected with 10 families, including his eight brothers.

Two of those brothers were ministers in the oil and environment departments, according to a translation from journalist Hassan Hassan.

Speaking to al-Jazeera Arabic Ottari also claimed that the defection had been planned for months. If true this suggests his smuggling out was being worked up before he was even appointed prime minister in June.

Ahmad Kassim, a senior official with the Free Syrian Army, told AP that Hijab defected to Jordan along with three other ministers. The other ministers’ identities were not immediately known, it said.

Guardian

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3 responses to “Ex Syrian PM defected with 10 families, 8 brothers”

  1. breakthemould Avatar
    breakthemould

    Chipping at the regime. What is Maher going to do now, if Bashar defects? – wishful thinking? If I was Bashar and have seen Mubarak in his cage, I would defect to Ethiopia if that is the only country which will take me.  Remember the Shah? he was big and powerful. They had to cover his head when he came to Cairo Airport in his last journey so that no one would recognize him and say shame on Egypt for having him, he was considered toxic. What will any one in the World think of Bashar? Determined, resolute, decisive, authoritative & popular with his people or something else? Ghadafi kept on saying my people love me. Bashar must think the same as Ghaddafi. Look were that love took him to. Sad really that these people do not realize and insist on remaining in touch. He was not in touch with his own newly appointed prime minister, yet alone the man in the street.

  2. breakthemould Avatar
    breakthemould

    Chipping at the regime. What is Maher going to do now, if Bashar defects? – wishful thinking? If I was Bashar and have seen Mubarak in his cage, I would defect to Ethiopia if that is the only country which will take me.  Remember the Shah? he was big and powerful. They had to cover his head when he came to Cairo Airport in his last journey so that no one would recognize him and say shame on Egypt for having him, he was considered toxic. What will any one in the World think of Bashar? Determined, resolute, decisive, authoritative & popular with his people or something else? Ghadafi kept on saying my people love me. Bashar must think the same as Ghaddafi. Look were that love took him to. Sad really that these people do not realize and insist on remaining in touch. He was not in touch with his own newly appointed prime minister, yet alone the man in the street.

  3. breakthemould Avatar
    breakthemould

    Chipping at the regime. What is Maher going to do now, if Bashar defects? – wishful thinking? If I was Bashar and have seen Mubarak in his cage, I would defect to Ethiopia if that is the only country which will take me.  Remember the Shah? he was big and powerful. They had to cover his head when he came to Cairo Airport in his last journey so that no one would recognize him and say shame on Egypt for having him, he was considered toxic. What will any one in the World think of Bashar? Determined, resolute, decisive, authoritative & popular with his people or something else? Ghadafi kept on saying my people love me. Bashar must think the same as Ghaddafi. Look were that love took him to. Sad really that these people do not realize and insist on remaining in touch. He was not in touch with his own newly appointed prime minister, yet alone the man in the street.

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