Syria forms committee to draft transitional constitutional charter

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced on Sunday the formation of a committee to draft a constitutional declaration for the country's transition after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The new authorities are focused on rebuilding Syria and its institutions after Assad's removal on December 8, ending more than half a century of his family's iron-fisted rule and 13 years of devastating war. The presidency announced "the formation of a committee of experts", including one woman, tasked with drafting "the constitutional declaration that regulates the transitional phase" in Syria. The seven-member committee would "submit its proposals to the president", it said in a statement, without specifying a timeframe. [ . . . ] Syria's new authorities have repealed the Assad-era constitution, and Sharaa has said rewriting it could take up to three years. In late January, Sharaa promised a "constitutional declaration" to serve as a "legal reference" during the country's transitional period.
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