The British newspaper The Guardian has confirmed that the Assad regime has seized property worth hundreds of millions of dollars, after they were arrested for their opposition activities.

The paper said in a report on Friday that the Assad regime had confiscated more than $ 1.5 billion (£ 1.2 billion) in personal property, including cars, olive groves, shops, houses, electronics and jewelery, from citizens accused of joining demonstrations against Assad, the Association for Detainees estimates And the missing

The association added that they estimate that almost 40% of the detainees after the Syrian revolution in 2011 had their property confiscated.

In her estimation, the Assad regime has tried to circumvent international sanctions through these revenues, while understanding that ex-detainees in exile will no longer be allowed to return.

Former detainees interviewed by the Guardian have confirmed that they were forced to sign convictions against them while blindfolded, after being tried on terrorism charges for participating in demonstrations. This means that neither they nor their families were aware that they were forced to give up their civil rights and everything they owned.