Jamil Hassan Explained

Jamil Hassan
Allegiance: Syria
Branch:Syrian Armed Forces
Party:Ba'ath Party
Rank: Major General
Unit:Syrian Air Force
Battles:1982 Hama massacre
Syrian civil war
Native Name:جميل حسن
Native Name Lang:ar
Office:Director of Air Force Intelligence Directorate
Termstart:1 July 2009
Termend:7 July 2019
Predecessor:Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh
Successor:Ghassan Jaoudat Ismail
Office2:Deputy Director of General Intelligence Directorate
Term Start2:2004
Term End2:2009

Jamil Hassan (Arabic: جميل حسن) was the head of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate and a former close adviser to President Bashar al-Assad. He is reported to be under house arrest.[1]

Career

Hassan was appointed head of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate in 2009.[2]

Sanctions

Hassan was sanctioned by the European Union on 9 May 2011.[3] [4] [5] He was added to the European Union's sanction list on the grounds that he "involved in violence against the civilian population" during the Syrian civil war.[6] On 29 June 2011, the United States also sanctioned him due to his involvement in human rights abuses in Syria.[7]

Reports of assassination

According to Free Syrian Army reports he was assassinated on 26 August 2012 by an aide, who was an operative of the Ahfad al-Rasul Brigade.[8] [9] However, Al Dunya, a pro-government TV channel, denied this report the same day.

Hassan gave an interview for The Independent in November 2016, proving the claims of his death false. He stated that the tactics used in the 1982 Hama revolt would have ended the Syrian Civil War much faster.[10]

Criminal investigations

Germany

In June 2018 German news magazine Der Spiegel reported, that Germany's chief federal prosecutor has issued an international arrest warrant against Hassan because of charges of crimes against humanity.[11]

France

In November 2018, French prosecutors issued international arrest warrants for three senior Syrian intelligence and government officials: Ali Mamlouk, Abdel Salam Mahmoud and Jamil Hassan. The warrants bring charges including collusion in torture, forced disappearances, crimes against humanity and war crimes.[12] Four days of hearings at the Paris Cour d'assises started on 21 May 2024, accusing the three men of involvement in the disappearance, torture and killing of two French citizens between 2013 and 2017.[13] Hassan was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia on May 25.[14] [15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Военный обозреватель.
  2. News: First circle. 9 February 2013. France 24. https://web.archive.org/web/20130604004002/http://www.france24.com/static/infographies/syrie_garde/en/garde_bachar_en_04.swf. 4 June 2013. dead.
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13216195 Bashar al-Assad's inner circle
  4. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2010/10/21/Syrias-Assad-reshuffles-security-chiefs/UPI-89111287688825/ Syria's Assad 'reshuffles security chiefs'
  5. http://youkal.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27056:-13-&catid=34:2009-11-15-22-46-13&Itemid=110 List of 13 Syrian officials blacklisted by the EU
  6. News: List of natural and legal persons. 9 February 2013. Official Journal of the EU. 19 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Jamil Hassan. Foundation for Defense of Democracies. 9 February 2013.
  8. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/08/26/Report-Syrian-air-force-intel-head-killed/UPI-39011345983314/?spt=hs&or=tn Report: Syrian air force intel head killed
  9. News: Head of Syria's air force intelligence killed by aide: rebel sources. 9 February 2013. Al Arabiya. 26 August 2012.
  10. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-war-aleppo-exclusive-top-syrian-general-robert-fisk-tougher-tacts-a7442161.html Robert Fisk: "Tougher tactics would have ended Syrian war, claims the country's top intelligence general"
  11. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/senior-assad-aid-charged-with-war-crimes-a-1211923.html „International Arrest Warrant: Germany Takes Aim at Assad's Torture Boss"
  12. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-crisis-france/france-issues-arrest-warrants-for-senior-syrian-officials-idUSKCN1NA11L „France issues arrest warrants for senior Syrian officials"
  13. live.
  14. News: Torture in Syria: Paris court sentences three senior officials from Assad's regime to life imprisonment. Le Monde. 25 May 2024. Christophe. Ayad.
  15. Web site: 2024-05-24 . French court sentences 3 Syrian officials to life in prison in absentia for war crimes . 2024-05-26 . AP News . en.