Lynn Maalouf, deputy director of research at Amnesty International Middle East and North Africa, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon on Feb 6. It also called the allegations "baseless'' and stated that executions in Syria follow due process and various stages of litigations. Saydnaya has become the main political prison in Syria since 2011, according to witnesses. In the past, they have denied reports of massacres documented by international human rights groups, describing them as propaganda. The hangings took place once, sometimes twice a week, after trials that last only a few minutes, the report said.

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2017 12:00 UTC