The Syrian authorities have reported the detention of seven individuals in connection with the death of the young Mohamed Ghamira, who died this Sunday after spending several days in a coma. The young man was hospitalized due to possible beatings he would have received from agents of a police station in the governorate of Latakia, in the west of the country, while he was under arrest for an accusation of theft.
The family maintains that Ghamira was beaten repeatedly at the Al Haffa police station during the 72 hours he was in custody, despite suffering from hemophilia, a disease that prevents the body from properly stopping any bleeding.
His brother, Mustafa Ghamira, explained to the Syrian news portal Enab Baladi that Mohamed left the police station with cerebral and internal bleeding, and that he suffered three cardiac arrests almost consecutively before the doctors at Tishreen University Hospital managed to resuscitate him in extremis.
Finally, Ghamira has ended up dying this Sunday in the intensive care unit of the aforementioned hospital, as confirmed by the Syrian Interior Minister, Anas Jatab, through his social networks.
At the same time, the Internal Security Command of the Governorate of Latakia announced the detention of seven people "who were present at the detention center at the time of the incident, pending the investigation," according to a statement released by Syria TV.
"The detention of the seven individuals aimed to complete the investigations related to the case and clarify all its circumstances," adds the note.
The current Syrian leadership, headed by the former jihadist Ahmed al Shara, has reiterated since coming to power in early 2025 its commitment to protecting human rights, systematically ignored during the decades of the Al Assad dynasty's rule. This commitment responds to the demands of the Syrian government's international allies, led by the United States, as a condition to end the relative isolation of the country following the civil war.