Kurdish Legal Expert: New constitution key to Syria’s stability

Kurdish legal expert Abdul Aziz Youssef, from the city of Girkê Legê in Jazira Canton countryside, stressed the importance of drafting a new constitution for Syria, affirming that the current stage requires a democratic and pluralistic constitution that guarantees the rights of all components and establishes a new phase of stability and reconstruction after more than 14 years of the Syrian crisis.

In an interview with ANHA agency, Abdul Aziz Youssef explained that during the rule of the Assad family, Syria was governed according to an exclusionary constitution based on one color, one language, and one political will, without involving other components in decision-making or constitution drafting, despite the country’s ethnic, religious, and sectarian diversity.

He added that these exclusionary policies pushed Syria toward chaos and collapse, noting that their effects continue even after the end of the former regime’s rule, amid the ongoing instability in the country.

Youssef stressed that saving Syria from chaos requires accelerating the drafting of a democratic and pluralistic constitution based on international laws and taking into account Syria’s diverse and multi-religious nature, in a way that guarantees the participation of الجميع in political, administrative, and economic decision-making.

He pointed out that any constitution that respects Syrian diversity and guarantees equal representation for all parties would open the door to a new phase of reconstruction, development, and stability, and would lay the foundation for a democratic and advanced state in various fields.

Youssef criticized attempts by the interim government to repeat exclusionary policies through efforts to draft a constitutional declaration without genuine participation from all parties, noting that such practices are no different from the approach of the Baath Party, which led to the destruction of the country and plunged it into chaos.

He added that Syria will not be able to achieve stability unless work is accelerated on preparing a democratic constitution that guarantees the participation of all components in shaping the country’s future, warning that continued delays could deepen crises and divisions.

He also referred to ongoing attempts to form committees for drafting the constitution and establishing a people’s council, stressing the necessity of fair and equal representation of all components within these institutions, because no component can protect its rights unless it is genuinely represented in decision-making institutions.

In conclusion, legal expert Abdul Aziz Youssef addressed the issue of Kurdish representation in drafting the new constitution, affirming that political disagreements among Kurdish parties are natural, but the absence of a unified vision and common position does not serve the interests of the Kurdish people at this stage.

He called on Kurdish political forces to quickly unify their positions and vision regarding the rights of the Kurdish people in order to ensure that these rights are enshrined in the new Syrian constitution.

ANHA