Tartus-SANA
The General Intelligence Directorate announced on Thursday the arrest of the criminal Ali Kiayi, known as "Ma'raj Ural," while attempting to flee across the border. Kiayi is considered one of the main officials responsible for the Banias massacres in 2013, specifically the Al-Bayda and Ras al-Nab' massacres, which resulted in the martyrdom of hundreds of civilians, including women and children, with entire families being wiped out.
In the same context, several residents of Al-Bayda village in the Banias area expressed their relief at Kiayi's arrest, emphasizing that this step represents a ray of hope for achieving justice and holding accountable those responsible for the crimes witnessed in the area and the humanitarian tragedies and heavy loss of life they left behind.
For his part, citizen Abd al-Sattar Biasi confirmed that Kiayi's arrest brought joy to the hearts of the village's sons, expressing his hope that he would receive his just punishment and that efforts would continue to pursue all those involved in the crimes committed against the Syrian people. Biasi clarified that the villagers look forward to achieving justice and holding accountable everyone who committed crimes against civilians, stressing the importance that no accomplice escape legal accountability.
Citizen Adnan Fattouh expressed his joy at Kiayi's arrest, recalling the killings, burnings, and violations that Al-Bayda village witnessed during the 2013 massacres, and emphasizing that the scenes of those events remain present in the villagers' memories. He pointed out that he witnessed part of the massacres and saw with his own eyes the killings and burnings civilians were subjected to, noting that one of the most painful scenes was the targeting of entire families, including women and children, inside their homes.
For his part, citizen Khalid Biasi, one of the survivors and eyewitnesses to the massacres, confirmed that the feelings of joy experienced by the residents of Al-Bayda and Banias cannot be described, considering Kiayi's arrest to be an event of great importance for families who lost their sons and relatives during those events. Biasi pointed out that he lost 45 members of his family and relatives, mostly women and children, including his wife and four children, as well as members of his brother's family and relatives, explaining that these losses left deep wounds in the hearts of survivors and victims' families.
Biasi noted that several victims were killed inside one house after being gathered there, stressing the necessity of completing legal procedures against Kiayi, and expressing his hope that justice would be achieved for the victims and their families, and that accountability would not be limited to one person, but would include all those whose responsibility for the massacres is proven.
For his part, citizen Abd al-Mu'min Biasi, one of the victims of the Al-Bayda massacres, expressed his joy at Kiayi's arrest, confirming that the villagers' feelings after the suspect's arrest cannot be described, especially among families who lost members during the massacres. Biasi clarified that he lost 45 members of his family and relatives, mostly women and children, calling for the suspect to be held accountable, and expressing his hope that his trial would take place in Al-Bayda village, thereby achieving justice for the victims and their families.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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