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Syria moves towards new constitution, 6 killed

DAMASCUS — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday appointed a committee to draft a new constitution within fours months, as activists reported more killings, arrests and gunfire in several cities.

The official SANA news agency said Assad issued a decree establishing a national committee to draft a new constitution in a period "not exceeding four months from the date of its creation."
The 29-member committee, headed by former justice minister Mizhar al-Annbary, includes Qadri Jamil, a communist member of the so-called "internal opposition" movement.

Mohammed Said Bkheitan, a senior official in the ruling Baath party, said in the week that the new document would require a two-thirds approval of the Assad-dominated parliament before being submitted to a referendum.
A new constitution has been a key demand of a protest movement that erupted in March 15 -- initially calling for greater freedoms and later demanding the ouster of the Assad regime.
Activists, meanwhile, reported at least six people killed by security forces on Saturday, which marked seven months of the revolt.

What exactly will this do? Will he still be in power? Forget a new constituion, he and his part should leave Syria and stay out of politics permantely.

jjmuneer wrote:What exactly will this do? Will he still be in power? Forget a new constituion, he and his part should leave Syria and stay out of politics permantely.

I do not believe that Asad will be able to stay in power for much longer , but If he does , it could be an opportunity for Kurds to gain some form of autonomy within Syria . Asad is weak and willing to make compromises toward
groups that are not opposing him and Kurds could exploit that to their advantage .

The first step should be the release of all PKK members , If I understand correctly they are still not being released .