Abdul Haleem Khaddam, the former vice president of the Syrian president, confirmed the agreement to build a new democratic system in which everyone contributes, and the ballot boxes become the authority. He stated that he was pleased with the political vision of the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization in Syria, following his recent meeting in Brussels with the organization’s general monitor, Ali Sadr al-Din al-Bayanouni.
When asked if the latter demanded an apology for his previous role during his time in government, he said that the past has not been discussed, and it may be addressed in a later stage. In an interview with the American channel “Alhurra,” scheduled to be broadcast on Friday at 7:10 PM GMT, Khaddam launched a scathing attack on the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.
Khaddam challenged Assad, saying, “Appear with me on any television station and debate me to let the people see who is sincere, he who was born the son of a president and lived the son of a president. What does he know about Syria? What does he know about the misery in Syria?”
He described the members of the Syrian People’s Council who accused him of corruption in a session held after his announcement of defection from the Ba’athist regime as “poor,” and stated, “They are forced to make these accusations, and most of them even wished that the council president would receive me, but I refused because I know his past.”
He called for the formation of a committee to investigate corruption files in Syria, stating, “They will find that the Assad family has covered up corruption in Syria since 1970.”
Regarding the recent changes made by Assad in the Syrian government, Khaddam said, “If this regime changes 10 ministers every day, the country will not benefit at all because the problem is at the top of the system.” Khaddam accused the regime of attempting to stir sectarianism among the Alawite community and instill fear in our Alawite brothers that the change is targeting the sect, emphasizing that this claim is untrue.
