The Ministry of Interior: We will prosecute and take legal measures against all those who tamper with the security and stability of Sweida Governorate

On December 4th, the Ministry of the Interior stated that a group of outlaws, some of whom carried weapons, proceeded at eleven thirty this morning to block the road with burning tires next to the Al-Mashnaqa roundabout in the Governorate of Sweida. 

The ministry said in a statement: “The group later went to the Sweida governorate building, and fired shots indiscriminately, which led to the injury of a policeman and a number of citizens present in the place, and entered the building by force of arms, and broke the office furniture and stole a large part of the building, including official documents.” 

The ministry added that the group set fire to the Sweida governorate building and the cars located near it, and tried to storm the police command building, where the command guards confronted them, which led to the martyrdom of the policeman, Mahmoud Al-Salmawi.

At the end of its statement, the ministry affirmed that it will pursue the outlaws, and will take legal measures against anyone who tries to tamper with the security and stability of Sweida governorate and the safety of its citizens.

O. al-Mohammad