Press release
Syrian Opposition Coalition – Syria
Department of Media and Communications
September 09, 2020
The Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) mourns veteran dissident Abdul Majeed Hamou who passed away on Tuesday. He was member of the Central Committee of the Arab Democratic Socialist Union party and former Assistant Secretary-General of the party.
The SOC expresses its sincere condolences to Hamou’s family, friends and colleagues in the Party and also in the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Chang in Syria.
A well-known national figure, Hamou spent most of his life in the ranks of the Arab Democratic Socialist Union and was active in national and patriotic work. He was subjected to frequent arrests and harassment by the Assad regime’s its security forces.
Throughout his struggle, Hamou stood on the side of the people and their demands for a free, civil, democratic, pluralistic state.
May he rest in peace.