The contents of the Syrian National Council (SNC) President Burhan Ghalioun’s leaked emails, which were obtained by Al-Akhbar, reveal much of what is taking place in the “corridors” of the dominant organization in the Syrian opposition.
The SNC is certainly not a homogeneous body, pulling together many components that are only linked by their hostility toward the Syrian regime.
Its diverse nature has led to a great deal of disagreements on many issues, from differences over the decision-making process and structure of the SNC, to the demands for democracy in Syria while the SNC has not had elections and the term of its president keeps being renewed.
The main highlights of these correspondences are what they reveal about how funds from Qatari accounts are spent by the SNC and how they are transferred to Turkey under the direction of Ghalioun and two of his colleagues.
Today, Al-Akhbar is publishing a number of emails received and sent by Ghalioun.
They include a correspondence with a reporter from the Israeli Channel 10 TV station who had requested to meet Ghalioun, two emails concerning the transfer of funds from Qatar to Istanbul, and a letter from the Muslim Brotherhood’s most prominent representative in the SNC asking to relieve Bassma Kodmani from her position...
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