Damascus, May 30 (SANA) The National Commission for Missing Persons (NCMP) announced on Saturday that, within the framework of its legal mandate and national responsibility to uncover the fate of missing persons in Syria, it had reached reliable and corroborated conclusions indicating, with a high degree of professional certainty, the death of the six children of Dr. Rania al-Abbasi.
In a statement received by SANA, the commission said the conclusions were reached following multiple verification and analytical procedures that included the review of intersecting information, data and materials related to the case, in addition to joint coordination and procedures with the relevant national authorities.
The commission explained that members of the concerned family were informed of the findings prior to any public announcement, in accordance with a humanitarian and professional protocol that prioritizes the family’s right to know while safeguarding their dignity and psychological well-being.
It stressed that the findings were based on a set of investigations, analyses and corroborated data that underwent review and assessment in line with recognized professional standards, noting that efforts to locate the remains and determine their whereabouts are still ongoing in coordination with the competent authorities.
The commission added that it would refrain from publishing any visual material or information that could undermine the dignity of the children or violate the privacy of the family, in adherence to the principles of human dignity and preventing further harm to victims, given the exceptional humanitarian sensitivity of the case involving children missing for many years.
Dr. Rania al-Abbasi was a prominent figure in Syrian society, a successful dentist, a brilliant chess player, earning the titles of both Syrian and Arab World Chess Champion, and an opponent of the oppressive brutal regime.
She was arrested with her husband and six children back in 2013 by the ousted regime’s notorious intelligence forces, the children (Dima, Entisar, Najah, Alaa, Ahmed, and the infant Layan)—were aged between 2 and 14 years old at the time of their arrest. Following their arrest, all communication was severed, and the entire family vanished completely into the regime’s secret detention network. For over a decade, human rights organizations and surviving relatives campaigned relentlessly for information, however the ousted regime consistently denied holding them.
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