Capture of Mohammad Kanjo Hassan

On December 26, 2024, the Syrian Transitional Government announced that it had arrested Major General Mohammed Kanjo Hassan, former head of the military judiciary under the Assad regime and a prison guard at Sednaya prison.
Background
Kanjo Hassan was the head of Syria's military field court from 2011 to 2014. Later on, Kanjo Hassan was promoted to chief of military justice across Syria,
It is believed that Kanjo Hassan made $150 million from bribes paid by relatives of detainees desperate for information on their loved ones. The conflict resulted in fourteen interior ministry personnel losing their lives and ten others sustaining injuries during what officials described as an "ambush".<ref name="France 24"/>
Reactions
* National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces: Welcomed the arrest, describing it as an "important step on the path to justice and the prosecution of those who committed crimes against the Syrian people".

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