Al-Assad: General Amnesty was Terrorists’ Option since the Beginning

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said an amnesty is virtually in effect in Syria as this has been an option available for terrorists to benefit from since day one of the terrorist war against the country.

Answering a question by the Greek ITV channel about whether he intends to issue a general amnesty if he wins the current war, al-Assad said: "It is not about my victory...The most important thing is the victory of the Syrian people because it is a war waged against them."

"Speaking about amnesty, it is virtually in effect because since the start of terrorist acts in Syria, we have offered this as an option for terrorists," he added.

"If they want to return to normal life and lay down arms they will get amnesty," al-Assad stressed.

"We have been doing this for three years... amnesty is in effect now and is a good option to help those people who took up arms for different reasons to return to normal life... to the political life in case they have their own agenda... to go to political institutions... to head to the polls... to go for any kind of political measures available in any country," he said.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team