Syrian leader signs the constitution putting the country under the rule of the Islamist group 5 years

Damascus, Syria – Syry’s temporary President on Thursday signed the temporary constitution that land under the Islamist rule five years during the transitional phase.

Temporary rulers in the country fought their powers in most countries than the Islamist former rebelled group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham or HTS, led the awful rebellion overthrew former Bashar Assad leader In December.

Former HTS leader Ahmad Al-Sharaa is now a temporary president of the country – the decision announced after the meeting of the Armed Groups participating in the offensive against Assad. At the same meeting, the groups agreed to abolish the country’s old constitution and said new to be made.

While many were satisfied to see the end of the dictatorial rule of the Assad family for over 50 years in the Rasted Earth war, religious and ethnic minorities They were skeptical of new Islamist leaders and reluctant to enable Damascus under their new authorities to claim control over their areas.

Abdulhamid Al-Awak, one of the seven members of the Al-Sharaa board is in charge of reporters on Thursday that he would retain some survival from the previous one, including the provision of the head of the state must be a Muslim, and the Islamic law is the main source of case law.

However, Awak, a constitutional law expert in Turkey at the University of Mardin Artukl in Turkey, also said that the Interim Constitution includes provisions that the engraves of freedom of expression and printing. The Constitution will “balance between social security and freedom” during Syria in the Shaky political situation, he said.

A new committee for drafting a permanent constitution will be formed, but it will be unclear whether the Syria of Political, religious and ethnic groups will be inclusive.

Al-Sharaa has reached A Monday a Tagged pact with the authorities supported by US Kurdish guided in northeastern Syriaincluding ceasefire and merge their armed forces with the security agencies of the central government.

The agreement came after the government’s forces and allied groups crashed the rebellion last week launched the rebellion, Loyal in Assad. Groups for rights say that hundreds of civilians – mainly from the artistic minority sect to which Assad – was killed in the devastated attacks from the factions in counter offensive.

The key goal of the temporary constitution was to give a time frame for the country’s political transition from its temporary phase. Al-Sharaa said in December that it could last up to three years to rewrite Syria to the Constitution and to five years to organize and maintain elections.

Al-Sharaa appointed a committee for the development of a new constitution after Syria held a National dialogue conference The past month called on the announcement of the temporary constitution and the maintenance of temporary parliamentary elections. Critics said that a hurried organized conference did not involve the Syria of different ethnic and sectarian groups or civil society.

The United States and Europe hesitate to raise sharp sanctions imposed in Syria during Assad’s rules until they are assured that new leaders will create an inclusive political system and protect minorities. Al-Sharaa and regional governments collaborate them to reconsider, fearing that the feverish economy could bring further instability.

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Chehayeb reported from Beirut.