In a statement on Saturday, the Interior Ministry refuted categorically that statement by the general secretariat of the Arab Ministers of Interior Council issued on April 17 claiming that the Syrian Ministry of Interior closed the headquarters of the Arab Interpol office in Damascus.
The ministry described the said statement as part of the media campaign and misguided fabrications by the so-called “Arab League” , revealing premeditated intention to transfer the Arab Criminal Police office , located in Syria since 1965.
The Interior Ministry also confirmed that the office was closed in order to preserve its assets and documents after the General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers transferred its functions, adding that Syria while continue to protect the office, deplores the slurs used by its Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers against the Syrian Interior Ministry as part of an organized campaign against Syria and joint Arab action.
T. Fateh