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Basel Sweidan headed it from its creation. 1 According to Middle East Eye, it replaced the Salvation Government’s economic committee, concludes settlements with businessmen affiliated with the Assad government and is overseen by Abraham Succarieh; Iktifaa hands land documents to absentee owners it has cleared. 2
The Hamsho settlement
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In January 2026 the committee announced a settlement with Mohammad Hamsho, a businessman under U.S., UK and EU sanctions over his ties to the Assad government, under a voluntary disclosure programme launched about a week earlier; it said the deal followed extensive investigation of his assets and declarations, and published no amount. 3 4 5
According to The Syrian Observer, activists noted that the man pictured with Hamsho when the deal was announced was committee member Rami Sawwan (“Sheikh Abu Zaid”) and questioned how a thorough review could be completed within a week of the programme’s launch. 6 The Syrian Legal Development Programme argues that the committee has no judicial mandate and that the settlement pre-empted criminal accountability; the National Commission for Transitional Justice said there is no amnesty for those who financed serious violations. 7 4