Mohammed Ajjan disappeared since arrest by Syrian Army during evacuation from siege in 2014
Name(s):
Maher Ajjan
Status:
Disappeared
Year of birth:
1966
Profession:
Farmer
Nationality:
Syrian
Date of arrest:
On January 5, 2014, Mohammed Ajjan and some of his relatives were arrested by the Syrian Army at a checkpoint in Sayyida Zeinab, south Damascus, while they were trying to evacuate the besieged village of Yalda. Mohammed’s fate and whereabouts remain unknown to date.
Mohammed Ajjan was living in the village of Yalda, which, at the time, was under the control of the Free Syrian Army and besieged by the Syrian Army. On January 5, 2014, the Syrian Army agreed to allow the evacuation of all the civilians not directly participating in hostilities.
On January 5, 2014, while they were trying to evacuate Yalda, Mohammed Ajjan and other members of his family were stopped at a checkpoint controlled by the Syrian Army located in Al Wahash Street, in Sayyida Zeinab. Members of the Syrian Army, wearing military uniforms, arrested Mohammed Ajjan and the other members of the family and took them to an unknown location. Mohammed Ajjan’s fate and whereabouts remain unknown to date.
Since his arrest, Mohammed Ajjan’s family has gone every year – the last time in May 2019 – to enquire about his fate and whereabouts to the military police station in Qaboun, Damascus Governorate, as well as to the Criminal Court in Damascus, but to no avail.
| Name(s): |
Maher Ajjan
|
| Status: |
Disappeared
|
| Year of birth: |
1966
|
| Profession: |
Farmer
|
| Nationality: |
Syrian
|
| Date of arrest: |
|
Mohammed Ajjan was living in the village of Yalda, which, at the time, was under the control of the Free Syrian Army and besieged by the Syrian Army. On January 5, 2014, the Syrian Army agreed to allow the evacuation of all the civilians not directly participating in hostilities.
On January 5, 2014, while they were trying to evacuate Yalda, Mohammed Ajjan and other members of his family were stopped at a checkpoint controlled by the Syrian Army located in Al Wahash Street, in Sayyida Zeinab. Members of the Syrian Army, wearing military uniforms, arrested Mohammed Ajjan and the other members of the family and took them to an unknown location. Mohammed Ajjan’s fate and whereabouts remain unknown to date.
Since his arrest, Mohammed Ajjan’s family has gone every year – the last time in May 2019 – to enquire about his fate and whereabouts to the military police station in Qaboun, Damascus Governorate, as well as to the Criminal Court in Damascus, but to no avail.
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