Prominent Syrian opposition figures launch new political bloc
Sunday, 19 February 2012
President Bashar al-Assad announced the holding of a referendum for a new constitution on Feb. 26, promising that in the proposed text, freedom will be “a sacred right” and that any violation of personal freedom will be considered a crime punishable by law. (File photo)
By Mohammed Zaid Misto
Al Arabiya Beirut
Prominent Syrian opposition members announced the formation of a new political bloc which aims to topple President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, cement the revolution’s goals and support the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the founders of the bloc announced on Friday in Istanbul.
The National Bloc for Change which seeks to build a democratic Syria that protects civil, religious, political and economic rights, was born after 80 opposition figures, clerics, lawyers and activists in Syria, signed its formation.
“The organization came into being to support the revolution and to consolidate its principles … and to spur participation in building a future that includes all of the Syrians,” said one of its founders, Ammar Qarbi.
The bloc wants citizenship to be the base on which the foundation of a civil democratic pluralistic nation can be built, he added.
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