The
Local Coordination Committees in Syria deplores the situation of the
Syrian National Council. The situation reflects the Council and the
Opposition’s furthering from the spirit and demands of the Syrian
Revolution. Furthermore, it reflects their distance from directions
towards a civil state, democracy, transparency and the transfer of power
desired in a New Syria.
In recent months, we have witnessed
apparent political deficits in the Syrian National Council and a lack of
consensus between the Council and the revolutionary movement.
Furthermore, the council continues to marginalize a majority of the
representatives of the revolutionary movement such as members of the
Council’s General Assembly. This is accounted for by influential
individuals on the Executive Board and the General Secretariat deciding
on major factors, the most recent decision being the extension of Burhan
Ghalioun’s presidency for a third consecutive term despite his
political and organizational failure.
We at the Local Coordination
Committees have refrained from engaging in Council work in the past two
months, the most recent of which was the Secretariat General’s meeting
in Rome. We find in the continued deterioration of the Council’s
situation an impetus for further steps, the first of which may be a
freeze in our activity and the final step, our withdrawal from the
Council. These steps will be taken in the event that the Council’s
errors are not reviewed and demands are not addressed. We consider these
demands necessary for the reformation of the Council and have included
them in a detailed letter to the Council that we presented over a month
ago. In addition to lack of seriousness in dealing with dire issues,
they have also marginalized the demands of the Revolutionaries in
Syria.
Finally, the Local Coordination Committees in Syria
confirms that the continuity of the Revolution, the committees, and the
peaceful demonstrations on the ground are important inside Syria and are
held to the high ethical standards of the great Revolution. We
emphasize the sacrifices of our heroes in the Free Syrian Army, who
defected to defend the cities being bombarded by the regime’s military
and we admire their commitment to protect the peaceful demonstrators
despite the difficulties they face. We emphasize that the Revolution
will go on, despite the harsh difficulties experienced by our people and
activists, and despite the international and global conspiracies
against our people’s aspirations, and despite the Syrian opposition’s
incompetency for the blood and sacrifices of our people, not only in the
sense of political representation, but in also in the sense of
providing much needed relief
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