Syrian unrest: Top Hama legal official 'saw executions'

 

On Monday, the Syrian state news agency said Adnan Bakkour had been kidnapped

A man purporting to be the top legal official in the central Syrian city of Hama has said he has resigned after witnessing crimes against humanity.

In a video statement, provincial attorney-general Adnan Bakkour said he had seen more than 70 executions and hundreds of cases of torture.
It is not clear when it was filmed, but it was posted online on Wednesday.
On Monday, the Syrian state news agency said Mr Bakkour had been kidnapped by gunmen while on his way to work.
It quoted the Hama Police Command as saying the attorney-general, his driver and a bodyguard had been abducted in the village of Karnaz.
There had been no other reports about Mr Bakkour since then.