Syria: Damascus Denies Syrian Land-Grabbing Law Still Published on State Media

Apr 28, 2018 | John J. Catherine, Kurdistan 24
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A Syrian official denied the existence of a presidential decree in which the government would confiscate property from its citizens if ownership is not "confirmed" within 30 days, a law critics call an attempt to legitimize the permanent exile of those it sees as undesirable and a blatant land grab. Just as blatant appears to be the questionable nature of the denial, since the full text of the law was being featured on Syria's own state media at the time its existence was being denied.