Syria: Reports of individuals wanted by the authorities for bribing a government official to obtain a passport and an exit visa (1998-1999)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 23 August 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SYR32552.E |
| Reference | 4 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Syria: Reports of individuals wanted by the authorities for bribing a government official to obtain a passport and an exit visa (1998-1999), 23 August 1999, SYR32552.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad6828.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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No reports on individuals wanted by the authorities for bribing a government official to obtain a passport and an exit visa in 1998-1999 could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
According to Al-Hayat Damascus correspondent Ibrahim Hmaidi, a general amnesty announced by President Hafez Assad
will cover prisoners and detainees for crimes related to smuggling, bribery, embezzlement, hoarding-related offences, the dodging of military service and foreign exchange irregularities. Those convicted of swindling depositors will also be released on condition that they reimburse the money they stole within one year (14 July 1999).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Mideast Mirror [London]. 14 July 1999. "Syria's Assad Pardon to Cover Tens of Thousands of Citizens'" (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Electronic sources: WNC, LEXIS-NEXIS, Internet.
Middle East International. 1997-1999
The Middle East. 1997-1999
Monde Arabe Maghreb-Machrek. 1997-1999
Two specialists of Syria did not have information on this subject.
