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Mohammed Kanjo Hassan was a Syrian major general, head of Syria's military field court and chief of military justice across Syria. Kanjo Hassan became notorious for his role in the atrocities committed in Sednaya Prison. On December 26, 2024, Kanjo Hassan was arrested by Syrian troops.

Background

Mohammad Kanjo Hassan was born in the Duraykish district in Tartus. After graduating from law school, Hassan enrolled in the Syrian Arab Armed Forces where he joined the military judiciary, climbing the ranks until he was appointed as prosecutor for the military field court.

Role during The Assad regime

Kanjo Hassan was the head of Syria's military field court from 2011 to 2014. Later on, Kanjo Hassan was promoted to chief of military justice across Syria, It is believed that Kanjo Hassan made $150 million from bribes paid by relatives of detainees desperate for information on their loved ones.

After the fall of the Assad regime, Kanjo Hassan would go into hiding.

Arrest

Deadly clashes erupted in the coastal province of Tartus between security forces that tried to arrest Kanjo Hassan and gunmen who sought to protect him. The next day, the Syrian Military Operations Department conducted a major security operation combing through several Tartus Governorate villages and forests for regime loyalists and those involved with Assad regime-related crimes. Armed forces launched a raid in the village of Khirbet al-Ma'zah, resulting in the arrest of Kanjo Hassan and twenty of his associates. Kanjo Hassan was found hiding in a hole in the ground. The conflict resulted in fourteen interior ministry personnel losing their lives and ten others sustaining injuries during what officials described as an "ambush". Three gunmen associated with Kanjo Hassan were also killed in the gun fight.

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