Mohamad Anas Haitham Soueid (also known as Alex Soueid and Anas Alswaid)[1][2] is a Syrian-born naturalized United States citizen and a resident of Leesburg, Virginia who was indicted on espionage-related charges by federal prosecutors in October 2011. Soueid, 47 years old, is accused of passing information about Syrian American protesters in the United States to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who are thought to have arrested and tortured numerous Syrian political refugees' family members and associates living in Syria.[2][3][4]
The arrest and indictment occurred during the 2011 Syrian uprising, in which the Syrian government has allegedly violently reacted to demonstrations against the government and in some instances has harassed Syrian exiles living abroad. According to the New York Times, "the details laid out by the Justice Department lent greater support to claims by Syrian activists living abroad that they face systematic harassment, threats and intimidation – including being videotaped at protests supportive of the country’s antigovernment uprising – by people they believe to be agents of the Syrian government."[4] An October 3 Amnesty International report stated that "protesters outside Syria have been systematically monitored and harassed by Syrian embassy officials and others believed to be acting on behalf of the Syrian regime."[5] Syrian dissident Ahed al-Hendi, who coordinated demonstrations in Washington, stated that "The mentality of the Syrian regime is to track all the dissidents and know what they're doing."[5]
^"Virginia Man Accused of Aiding His Native Syria in Trying to Stifle Dissent Archived October 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine" (October 12, 2011). Main Justice.
^ ab"Syrian-born American held for spying" (October 12, 2011). CNN.
^Tim Mak, "Virginia man busted for spying for Syria" (October 12, 2011). Politico.
^ abJ. David Goodman. "U.S. Accuses Virginia Man of Espionage at Syria Protests" (October 12, 2011). New York Times.
^ abMatthew Barakat. "Man accused of spying on Syrian dissidents in US." Associated Press.
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