Governor of Al-Suwayda Basam Parsik, August 24, 2023 (Al Mayadeen)

The governor of Al-Suwayda, Bassam Parsik, affirmed Thursday that the demands of the people of the governorate are of high seriousness and that they would be accordingly attended to by the government.

Parsik also reported that the meetings he had held recently showed optimistic prospects. He also denied circulating allegations about the potential of using force against residents, describing it as "completely baseless" and calling on the people not to be drawn into what is being said on some social media pages and websites during this delicate period.

The lifting of partial subsidies on the prices of oil products in Syria has placed great burdens on living, despite the decision to raise wages by 100%.

Al-Suwayda has recently witnessed protests against the burdens that the decision to lift subsidies entailed. The opposition Coordination Committee declared "support for the popular peaceful protests".

Yesterday, liberated Syrian prisoner Sidqi Al-Maqt warned in an interview with Al Mayadeen of conspiracy plots targeting the Al-Suwayda.

He stressed that "addressing the legitimate demands is through dialogue with the state, and constructive treatment, and not through chaos and dependence on the outside and destruction."

Al Maqt warned of a revival of what happened in 2011: he called on the residents to renounce the groups attempting to infiltrate the protests and encouraged them to engage in dialogue with the state.