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[00:00:07] Every blanket I smell second, the lack of communication with following up, of course, all of us are following up from I feel like there's blood mixed
[00:00:11] with the smell of popcorn.
[00:00:15] When they call, I actually hear the torture. You don't know if you'll come back alive or
[00:00:21] of the questions that were dead.
[00:00:24] the tanks still containing quantities or not? I remember hearing the white hair crackle
[00:00:27] in my head.
[00:00:32] The soul that is tormented is the one that does not depart.
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[00:01:41] The Ministry of Energy announced
[00:01:42] rely on fuel for its follow-up on the recent gasoline crisis, resulting from the poor quality
[00:01:46] of the material and its non-conformity with quality standards, which caused
[00:01:50] citizens' vehicles to suffer various breakdowns.
[00:01:53] The ministry stated that the follow-up includes reviewing all
[00:01:56] stages of importing the material, inspecting it, receiving it,
[00:02:00] storing it, transporting it, and distributing it. It also includes
[00:02:02] verifying the causes of the defect and potential
[00:02:07] late until it realized shortcomings, in addition to determining responsibilities and taking necessary measures.
[00:02:10] The ministry pledged to hold accountable anyone
[00:02:14] proven to be involved in any manipulation, corruption,
[00:02:22] In every corner of this policy, I think, yet concerning this negligence, or dereliction in accordance with legal procrastination in this procedures.
[00:02:27] through our tours to Regarding this topic, I welcome
[00:02:30] Khalid Al-Khalaf, a member of the Energy Committee in the People's Assembly, directly
[00:02:34] said that no complaints were received on from Deir ez-Zor. Welcome.
[00:02:36] caused harm to many And I also welcome Abdul Razzaq Habza, Secretary of the Consumer Protection
[00:02:40] Association in Syria, directly from
[00:02:42] Damascus. Welcome. I start with you, Mr.
[00:02:46] Khalid, to talk about these steps taken by the Ministry
[00:02:50] of Energy, which speak of reviewing all
[00:02:52] stages of gasoline import. What does
[00:02:56] that indicate? Are we facing a technical defect in the system
[00:03:00] to interpret, I do not want to interpret from or is there a problem related to
[00:03:03] the regulatory process, perhaps a defect
[00:03:05] there?
[00:03:08] May God bless you, the guest, and the viewers.
[00:03:11] Unfortunately, today, after
[00:03:14] hope it is not unintentional. This more than two months, we are still in an energy crisis, especially a fuel
[00:03:16] crisis. We started with a shortage of this material,
[00:03:21] a little. Three types of then a rise, then a deterioration of this material, which
[00:03:25] actually led to the disruption of many of citizens'
[00:03:28] vehicles, motorcycles, and cars. Many people
[00:03:32] earn their living through them.
[00:03:35] The formation of a specialized committee for this matter, actually,
[00:03:38] we as the people of Deir
[00:03:41] ez-Zor in particular, are talking about many
[00:03:44] cars that broke down.
[00:03:48] I think we had a very good center
[00:03:51] in the governorate. The issue of forming a committee at this
[00:03:55] time,
[00:03:58] Will the 11.5 or the 15 be lost or not? I don't think it
[00:04:01] the situation has reached will bear fruit, like other committees that were formed at the governorate level
[00:04:03] things where there is no transparency in for previous crises, such as the tragic
[00:04:06] accident of two buses on the Damascus road and the sinking
[00:04:10] daily with of the ferry that happened some time ago in the Euphrates during
[00:04:13] the flood. We hope that this committee will actually
[00:04:18] been issued by the authorities responsible for be a transparent committee that informs
[00:04:20] citizens about
[00:04:24] that affect this the serious thing that happened
[00:04:26] in the past period. I think the losses
[00:04:30] exceeded millions for car owners,
[00:04:33] motorcycle owners. There
[00:04:35] is
[00:04:38] a real crisis that citizens
[00:04:41] are experiencing today. The fear of someone
[00:04:44] stopping at a gas station or fuel
[00:04:46] station to fill their motorcycle or
[00:04:50] car, which in many
[00:04:53] nothing to do with this whole cases is their source of livelihood. Umm, of course, there are many problems
[00:04:57] related to the officials in charge of this file. It is
[00:05:02] or on WhatsApp directly or on their denial knows what it imports and evaluates and puts of the responsibilities
[00:05:03] they bear.
[00:05:06] Of course, based on this, before discussing responsibility,
[00:05:10] the situation has reached I will come back to this point, but let me move on to
[00:05:14] Abdul Razzaq. Mr. Abdul Razzaq, these steps, in parallel with these
[00:05:17] operations that the Ministry of Energy talked about regarding
[00:05:21] reviewing violations or perhaps stages
[00:05:25] of gasoline import. First, let's talk about how
[00:05:28] the gasoline passed inspection and control procedures
[00:05:31] in the first place so that we don't reach
[00:05:33] this stage.
[00:05:37] Greetings, Professor Dima. I say to the Ministry of Energy,
[00:05:41] thank God for your safety. Thank God for your safety. You are very
[00:05:44] late. The issue has been going on for a long time. Now I want to see who
[00:05:48] is responsible and who is not responsible.
[00:05:50] The people whose vehicles broke down, who incurred costs, whose work was disrupted,
[00:05:54] and who were harmed, all of this, no matter what the results
[00:05:58] of the investigation they are talking about, no matter what the results and the determination of responsibilities they
[00:06:01] are talking about, and control and other control. What do I care as a citizen? I am speaking on behalf
[00:06:05] of the consumer and the citizen who has a vehicle and works on it, and it broke down
[00:06:08] and he paid. Especially with the
[00:06:11] rise in prices of spare parts and repair costs, who will compensate him?
[00:06:14] No matter what the results are and we determined the responsibilities, and I will tell you, in the end,
[00:06:18] we will determine responsibilities, we will exempt so-and-so or punish so-and-so. In the end,
[00:06:21] who bears the direct damage? The citizen. This is one thing.
[00:06:25] The other thing is the issue of handing over tankers, receiving tankers from
[00:06:28] stations. Everyone knows, the Ministry of Energy knows this, that they have
[00:06:31] what we call sealing, meaning sealed
[00:06:35] with lead. A sample is taken from the tanker
[00:06:38] to determine the temperature, the amount of the quantity present,
[00:06:42] meaning all specifications. They take a sample and examine it before it is
[00:06:45] poured into the tanks of the stations.
[00:06:48] I smell something strange about this issue. It seems the issue is bigger
[00:06:52] than
[00:06:54] what the Ministry of Energy said.
[00:06:58] This is one thing. The other thing is the contradiction
[00:07:01] in the results of the Ministry of Energy's work. At first,
[00:07:05] of course, it denied that this material came from its warehouses and that its warehouses are safe.
[00:07:09] Now it wants to investigate. What does that mean in
[00:07:12] these statements? The Ministry of Energy
[00:07:16] was very late. It was very
[00:07:20] this issue. It is supposed to be, and previously I used to say
[00:07:23] that there is a delay in government decisions, and actually there is a big
[00:07:27] delay. But this time there was a big damage to the citizen, and I am one
[00:07:31] of the people who were affected. I mean, today I filled my car with gasoline,
[00:07:34] and I actually felt that there was a defect in
[00:07:38] the quantity. Well, in your opinion, since you mentioned the delay
[00:07:41] in many things, I will come back to you on this point, but regarding
[00:07:44] the delay in making decisions and you said that they are
[00:07:48] repeated steps by the concerned parties and officials in making
[00:07:51] decisions, what are the main reasons behind the delay in
[00:07:55] making these decisions?
[00:07:59] The government's failure to keep up with the market, the government's failure to keep up
[00:08:02] with the reality of market movement, whether in terms of prices,
[00:08:05] quality, loss of material, demand for material,
[00:08:09] shortage of material in general. There is a lack of
[00:08:12] compatibility between government decisions and what
[00:08:16] is happening in the markets. There is a disconnect, actually, a disconnect between them and
[00:08:20] the market. This is a very important issue for us and for
[00:08:24] the citizen and for the ministry. The reputation of the ministry, I mean, it must be
[00:08:27] that the promises it made previously, it promised three types of diesel.
[00:08:30] Now, excuse me, let me step out of the topic
[00:08:33] diesel: 11.5, 15, and 17.5.
[00:08:37] And they tell me where is there 11.5? I haven't noticed this, and I haven't
[00:08:41] found 15. Today I am asking.
[00:08:44] There is only one type, the 17.5 type, or the type,
[00:08:48] of course, whose price increased.
[00:08:51] I mean, there must be credibility, credibility between the government
[00:08:55] and the Ministry of Energy in particular. We are not blaming the government because our topic
[00:08:58] is related to the Ministry of Energy. There should be credibility between it and the citizen so that
[00:09:02] the citizen trusts it later. We don't know what will happen, I mean, what will happen in the future.
[00:09:06] I no longer trust if I want to fill diesel for my home. I don't know whether to fill or not to fill.
[00:09:11] Will it be lost tomorrow or not? I mean, there are
[00:09:16] the Ministry of Energy's
[00:09:19] proposals with citizens. Well,
[00:09:22] based on, I mean, since you mentioned the issue of transparency, where
[00:09:26] does the defect lie today? Is it enough, really, or is it enough
[00:09:30] from the Ministry of Energy to take these steps that we are witnessing regarding
[00:09:33] its investigation into the causes of the defect, or what
[00:09:37] now? Are these
[00:09:38] steps sufficient?
[00:09:42] No, no, they are not sufficient. No, they are not sufficient at all. What do I want
[00:09:45] with the investigation? What do I benefit from?
[00:09:48] What is required is to have a follow-up
[00:09:51] on the reality of the markets, the reality of the citizen. As soon
[00:09:54] as I hear, I mean, madam, social media
[00:09:57] and social media are knowing everything quickly, I mean, there is
[00:10:01] speed with us. There is something called digital transformation.
[00:10:04] I mean, I must have sensors to know the amount of gasoline,
[00:10:08] to know the fuel in general, how much I have, what
[00:10:12] is the available reserve, what is the available strategy. There are sensors, there
[00:10:16] is digital transformation, I have screens that are supposed to transmit information to the ministry,
[00:10:19] and the ministry immediately takes action. Did the ministry not know that there was a defect
[00:10:23] in this issue, the gasoline issue? Surely the officials knew because they are
[00:10:28] the youngest, mashallah, the young child, to the oldest, following up on Facebook
[00:10:32] and following up on what is happening and publishing, and we saw
[00:10:36] people's protests and we saw the issue of breakdowns
[00:10:39] of cars in the markets. They did not take action. What do you want
[00:10:43] to investigate now? They investigated and belatedly.
[00:10:46] We confined the result. Are
[00:10:49] Were these tanks emptied? If I put
[00:10:52] good gasoline in them now, were
[00:10:55] the tanks emptied of the previous fuel? Did it go to certain stations or all
[00:10:58] stations? Is there there
[00:11:02] certain stations that received this material? How did the owners
[00:11:06] of the violating stations receive this material? I mean, this issue is
[00:11:09] very complex. This issue that I want to investigate and internal control and other internal
[00:11:13] control, I mean, one day I used to work in internal control
[00:11:17] and I know the method of internal control until the report is made and the
[00:11:20] recommendation is made and it is transferred to the concerned authorities and a decision is taken. The damage has been done.
[00:11:27] Mr. Khalid, the ministry states, the Ministry of Energy states
[00:11:30] that the review takes place for all stages
[00:11:34] of the supply chain. What does that indicate? What does
[00:11:37] doing that mean now? Why were these
[00:11:41] steps and these stages not revealed before
[00:11:44] the gasoline reached the consumer and these cars or
[00:11:48] vehicles were damaged?
[00:11:51] Well, unfortunately, today there is no
[00:11:55] early warning system regarding these
[00:11:58] core and sensitive issues.
[00:12:02] Today the country and all countries of the world
[00:12:07] transportation, for electricity supply,
[00:12:11] transportation, food transportation in the first
[00:12:14] place, citizen transportation.
[00:12:17] The problems, I really wonder
[00:12:21] where are the details or procedures that
[00:12:25] the Ministry of Energy or the Syrian Petroleum Company could take regarding
[00:12:28] examining these issues and tracking them before
[00:12:32] the disaster occurs, as happened during the past
[00:12:35] period? This is a temporary measure, I
[00:12:39] expect. There is no general
[00:12:43] matter, and we saw it during the past crises, during
[00:12:47] the past two months, no result was reached
[00:12:50] regarding the shortage
[00:12:54] of the material. The market or its rise
[00:12:56] or its poor quality that
[00:13:01] people. Of course,
[00:13:04] I repeat, this issue has been ongoing for more than two months.
[00:13:08] During this time, we have faced a lot of suffering.
[00:13:10] People are facing difficulties. We are approaching winter,
[00:13:14] and the biggest fear was
[00:13:17] because of the diesel that
[00:13:20] will be sold in the markets at reduced prices between
[00:13:22] 115. And the possibility of fraud
[00:13:26] today, without finding another material for gasoline,
[00:13:30] it is one type of gasoline that was manipulated
[00:13:33] and caused a lot of damage. People, of course,
[00:13:36] from this point, I want to launch a demand
[00:13:40] and a request that I submit to the President
[00:13:43] regarding the dismissal or removal of Mr. Qablawi from his position
[00:13:47] for three important
[00:13:49] and basic reasons, which is his poor management of the oil file during the past
[00:13:53] period, and
[00:13:59] at this time, actually,
[00:14:03] the difficult one. Well, what is the role that you
[00:14:07] play in the People's Assembly? What are your capabilities,
[00:14:09] Mr. Khalid? Mr. Khalid, regarding this
[00:14:13] problem, what are the capabilities of the Assembly in perhaps
[00:14:17] holding the concerned parties accountable before the People's Assembly in revealing
[00:14:21] the results related to this investigation and what
[00:14:26] in this regard? Yes, actually, Mr.
[00:14:29] Iqbal, the head of the Energy Committee, is
[00:14:32] following this issue
[00:14:35] the officials.
[00:14:38] Also, the results have not yet
[00:14:43] this matter. Any results of these investigations
[00:14:49] sector.
[00:14:52] In the People's Assembly, God willing, next week,
[00:14:55] there will be a session or the first ordinary session that we will hold
[00:14:59] after the formation of the Council. Actually, we will demand
[00:15:03] monthly or semi-monthly reports on the work of this ministry
[00:15:06] since we are in the Energy Committee
[00:15:09] and inform the other members and the committee
[00:15:12] and even, I mean, publish them if possible
[00:15:16] so that other citizens can see them in order to. Okay, okay, okay,
[00:15:20] let me go back to the issue of accountability, I mean,
[00:15:23] before reaching the President of the Assembly, why doesn't
[00:15:27] the People's Assembly take similar steps related to
[00:15:31] the issue of accountability and what
[00:15:35] in this regard?
[00:15:39] During the past period, you saw, I mean, the Minister of Energy was summoned
[00:15:42] to the Syrian Parliament.
[00:15:46] There were many questions, actually, that he did not answer. They were sent in writing.
[00:15:50] We are waiting for these answers to arrive during the upcoming
[00:15:54] period, God willing. They promised us that many
[00:15:58] raised and delivered to
[00:16:02] the Minister during the session will be answered, God
[00:16:05] willing.
[00:16:08] Okay, I return to you, Mr. Abdul Razzaq. What are the available
[00:16:11] mechanisms for you in the Consumer Protection Association now,
[00:16:15] at this specific
[00:16:16] stage?
[00:16:19] Oh, madam, I mean, we will talk simply, Professor Dima.
[00:16:23] We are saying that there is a stumbling in the performance of the Ministry
[00:16:26] of Energy, a clear stumbling, as evidenced by the recurrence
[00:16:29] of existing crises. The previous gasoline crisis,
[00:16:33] the sudden rise in gasoline and fuel prices.
[00:16:36] Third, the failure to reduce fuel prices when they
[00:16:40] were reduced globally. I mean, actually, there is a stumbling and a breaking
[00:16:44] of the complaining and a reduction of the complaining. We have, if there is a proper mechanism, it is supposed
[00:16:48] that digital transformation is the basis of our work. We must
[00:16:51] work according to the directives of the President, we must work
[00:16:55] according to the directives of the government in terms of digital transformation and knowing
[00:16:58] the measures taken at every moment. I mean, by clicking a button
[00:17:02] in my office, I must know everything that is happening in the country regarding my ministry, regarding
[00:17:06] my work. We find that in the field of the Ministry of Energy, there
[00:17:09] is a shortcoming in this field. There must be a transition to digital
[00:17:13] control in a good way, just as we are doing
[00:17:16] in shops, like the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The Ministry of Trade
[00:17:19] and Industry created a QR code for shops. We must also create a QR code
[00:17:22] for fuel stations
[00:17:26] and know where the defect is and have continuous communication between them and the ministry
[00:17:30] so that we identify the defect before it occurs and escalates. Otherwise,
[00:17:34] after things are over, there
[00:17:38] is no result now. There is no justification for opening an investigation. The
[00:17:41] matter is over. If I want to open an investigation, I mean, there are no
[00:17:45] results, and the consumer will not care. I am speaking, of course, on behalf of the consumer. The consumer
[00:17:49] will not care what the results are. If we want
[00:17:52] to address this issue, there must be actual
[00:17:56] digital transformation, not
[00:17:59] matter. There is a lot of delay. All countries of the world
[00:18:02] have undergone digital transformation and moved on, and you saw how
[00:18:06] the cash was also used
[00:18:09] by one of the ministers. He used it
[00:18:13] in a host country. This means I have the ability
[00:18:16] and the possibility, and it has been two years now, so the defect
[00:18:20] that was there must be avoided.
[00:18:23] They have taken sufficient time and more than that, which means I feel that there is a shortcoming
[00:18:27] in this matter. Well, what are the mechanisms? Are there clear
[00:18:31] mechanisms through which a citizen today can submit a documented complaint,
[00:18:34] especially since the issue of compensating
[00:18:38] for damages now has many cases where
[00:18:41] vehicles or
[00:18:44] cars were damaged by
[00:18:48] the gasoline that arrived? Well, how can
[00:18:51] this problem be dealt with today for affected
[00:18:54] citizens?
[00:18:58] Of course, the affected citizen will suffer alone. I mean, he will not be able to file a lawsuit
[00:19:02] against the Ministry of Energy. What can the citizen do? I mean, we will say
[00:19:06] later what will happen. What happened has happened. Nothing can be done unless
[00:19:09] lawyers volunteer and file a lawsuit
[00:19:12] over the causes of the damage after the investigations are completed. Of course, I don't know when
[00:19:16] the ministry's investigations will be completed. They determine responsibility. There
[00:19:20] must be communication, just as the Ministry of Trade and Industry did. The Ministry
[00:19:23] of Energy
[00:19:26] must establish communication between citizens and stations. Any
[00:19:29] defect found immediately through the QR code. A QR code specifically for energy
[00:19:33] and not for shops and prices and other prices. Specifically for energy.
[00:19:37] They communicate immediately. Scanning the QR
[00:19:40] code at the station immediately informs the ministry directly.
[00:19:44] Action is taken immediately. Representatives from the ministry
[00:19:47] come out, of course, with the participation of the concerned parties in other ministries, which are
[00:19:50] the Ministry of Trade and Industry, regarding prices, the issue of weighing.
[00:19:53] This is a very important issue. Until now, the issue of weighing we are not addressing
[00:19:57] it because we are talking about the issue
[00:20:00] of the material, the nature of the material. But the issue of weighing is a very important issue
[00:20:04] and many cases have been ضبط, and even the lady
[00:20:07] who distributes, there are many cases of
[00:20:10] manipulation in weighing, manipulation in measuring, manipulation in weights. All
[00:20:14] these matters, actually, must be dealt with immediately
[00:20:17] and directly. Actually, if there is no direct communication, a hotline,
[00:20:21] a hotline, as they call it, between the ministry and
[00:20:24] citizens, just as we in the Consumer Protection Association, we are talking about
[00:20:28] having a hotline, we have WhatsApp always open, we have
[00:20:31] our headquarters and the Director of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection in Bab
[00:20:34] al-Jabieh. We receive complaints directly
[00:20:39] Facebook. The issue is dealt with immediately and the complaint is transferred directly to the concerned
[00:20:43] authorities. But we hope that the concerned authorities will deal with the issue
[00:20:47] more quickly. Well, this point, I want to end
[00:20:50] with you, Mr. Khalid, regarding citizen complaints
[00:20:53] and due to the damages inflicted
[00:20:57] on vehicles today, is there any specific
[00:21:00] body that should perhaps take over this
[00:21:02] problem?
[00:21:04] Of course, it is the regulatory bodies in
[00:21:06] the ministry.
[00:21:09] The Syrian Petroleum Company is responsible for receiving these complaints, but unfortunately, during
[00:21:13] the past period, for example, Sadcop issued a statement in this
[00:21:16] regard, saying that it conducted a survey of a certain
[00:21:20] number of samples from several governorates,
[00:21:24] but the result was that 96.5%
[00:21:28] of these samples were found to be safe and conforming to specifications. Well,
[00:21:31] how did people's cars, their vehicles,
[00:21:35] their livelihoods break down during the past this statement
[00:21:38] and also the Ministry
[00:21:42] of Energy, in a statement, said
[00:21:45] that the website or the program it launched is
[00:21:49] its own. And no complaints
[00:21:53] program, which is a disaster. I mean, there is a problem on
[00:21:57] the ground that officials are trying to deny.
[00:22:00] Well, how long will this continue?
[00:22:04] God knows, actually, today
[00:22:07] a great role and responsibility falls on us as members
[00:22:10] of the People's Assembly. Yes, true. We will try
[00:22:13] during the past period, in the upcoming session, God willing, to
[00:22:17] focus on this issue, especially the issue of
[00:22:20] submitting reports from these bodies
[00:22:24] to the People's Assembly, and as I mentioned earlier, and studying them
[00:22:28] and reviewing them, at least as committee members and as
[00:22:31] members of the People's Assembly, and taking the appropriate
[00:22:34] decisions and measures and communicating with
[00:22:37] officials to resolve these issues and address them better.
[00:22:40] Well, Mr. Abdul Razzaq, you mentioned earlier the issue of the importance
[00:22:44] of having a hotline between the ministry
[00:22:48] and citizens. Do you, in the Consumer Protection Association, have any direct
[00:22:51] communication with citizens and listen to citizen
[00:22:55] complaints in this case? Are there any actions taken
[00:22:59] by you in light of this
[00:23:02] problem?
[00:23:06] Of course, the problem is in our internal system for the Consumer Protection Association.
[00:23:09] We are a non-executive body, not authorized to organize reports
[00:23:13] in this reality. We transmit our observations
[00:23:17] the sites, we transmit them to the concerned authorities. My colleague who spoke in Deir
[00:23:20] ez-Zor says that the Ministry of Energy
[00:23:24] the hotline. This is not an excuse. I am supposed to, if the complainant
[00:23:28] does not complain, I must go to the place of the complaint. I must make repeated
[00:23:31] tours. Did they make tours to these fuel
[00:23:35] stations that distributed this material during this period? Do they have news or not?
[00:23:38] I doubt they don't have news. I doubt they have news about this issue
[00:23:42] and they know this. There is a certain defect, actually, that the ministry has not
[00:23:45] disclosed yet. This defect exists, but I do not want
[00:23:50] social media pages.
[00:23:54] There have been all kinds of interpretations regarding this issue. We do not need to mention
[00:23:57] them, but I believe that there is a certain defect
[00:24:01] that may be intentional, and I
[00:24:04] act of disposing of this material and distributing it to some
[00:24:07] stations is a controversial issue, actually, and there are many
[00:24:11] question marks about it. But we do not accuse anyone.
[00:24:14] Of course, our government is working. The Ministry of Energy, may God reward them, is
[00:24:18] working. But we always , out of love and reproach,
[00:24:22] tell them that there is a shortcoming in their work. I hope they will exert more effort
[00:24:25] and compensate the citizen a little. The citizen does not want to
[00:24:29] pay for repairs, nor does he want to pay money, nor does he want to be out of work. I mean,
[00:24:33] hundreds of thousands of hours of work were disrupted by this process, and all
[00:24:36] of it is a return to national income. Second, the issue of broken-down vehicles, the issue
[00:24:40] of spare parts. All of this money is being wasted. This money
[00:24:44] is not allowed. I mean, this is considered a waste of public money, I mean, under the heading of
[00:24:47] waste of public money. That's how I see it. Because ultimately, it is public money
[00:24:51] that represents public money and is deposited into the state treasury,
[00:24:55] whether through taxes or through fuel. Now, many people have stopped buying fuel.
[00:24:58] Their work has been disrupted, and I know many who have vehicles and work
[00:25:02] with them, whether in transporting
[00:25:04] passengers or other types of transportation, they are working. Actually, they have been out of
[00:25:07] work. I mean, it is not fair that I lose a week of work,
[00:25:11] and it is said that it will take three months to clean up. It is said that it will take two months. It is said that after
[00:25:15] 10 days, it is said that the ministry sent new quantities. All this talk
[00:25:19] does not convince the citizen. The citizen still has some doubt
[00:25:22] about this issue, and his work is disrupted. If there is not a clear and explicit
[00:25:26] decision from the ministry regarding the issue of the supervisory
[00:25:29] process as a whole or regarding the issue of importing
[00:25:33] derivatives and monitoring before distributing this
[00:25:36] material? Madam, I have nothing to do
[00:25:40] with importing derivatives. I have
[00:25:43] issue. This issue is specific to the Ministry of Energy. It
[00:25:49] there is a defect. I want to go to the gas station and get clean
[00:25:52] and suitable gasoline because I am paying for it. As
[00:25:55] you identified the defect earlier, I asked you about
[00:25:59] where this defect lies in parallel with this problem.
[00:26:04] The defect lies in the lack of transparency,
[00:26:08] citizens, and the failure to conduct prior tours and prior planning
[00:26:11] for the market situation. I mean, we do not have supervisory tours that identify
[00:26:15] the defect before it occurs and escalates. I mean, it was possible to discover the news,
[00:26:19] the defect from the beginning. I mean, we see a station. Immediately,
[00:26:23] there is a problem with the station. Immediately, I put an X on it. I close the station.
[00:26:26] I inventory what fuel it has. I know
[00:26:29] what came. I don't wait for all quantities to be distributed,
[00:26:33] and after the quantity is distributed, I say, "Well, it happened." Well, I want to conclude
[00:26:36] with you, Mr. Khalid, regarding the context
[00:26:39] of the current role today in the People's Assembly. To what
[00:26:42] extent can the People's Assembly adopt this issue and take
[00:26:46] supervisory measures in parallel with this
[00:26:49] process that is taking place and the investigations by the Ministry
[00:26:53] of Energy?
[00:26:55] Exactly as I mentioned earlier,
[00:26:59] the investigations carried out by the People's Assembly are
[00:27:02] a form of accountability
[00:27:05] officials and requesting reports and documents
[00:27:08] from this responsible entity, whether it is a ministry or
[00:27:11] the Syrian Petroleum Company or other bodies
[00:27:15] and ministries. Actually, this is our role as members of the People's Assembly to
[00:27:18] follow up on what is happening on the ground. Today, we
[00:27:22] are in a crisis of credibility between the citizen and the government and
[00:27:25] between ministries. We hope that we as members of the People's
[00:27:29] Assembly will play this role. We can connect people
[00:27:33] with the government and ministries and get out of this
[00:27:36] predicament that we fell into, unfortunately, during the past
[00:28:02] across the Syrian border have intensified and who is behind them
[00:28:24] country
[00:28:29] there is a story worth
[00:28:31] telling. And perhaps you are the one who sees it first
[00:28:35] We at Syria
[00:28:39] TV launch the people's
[00:28:42] camera Document
[00:28:44] Send and be a contributing part in
[00:28:48] making the news The people in the people's
[00:28:51] camera your lens makes
[00:28:55] the news.
[00:29:49] The Anti-Narcotics Department announced the thwarting of an attempt
[00:29:52] to smuggle more than 100,000 Captagon pills that were
[00:29:56] heading to Saudi Arabia through the Nassib border crossing
[00:29:59] The department clarified that the shipment was
[00:30:02] hidden inside the spare tire of a refrigerated truck that was
[00:30:06] heading to Saudi Arabia This comes days after seizing
[00:30:10] an attempt to smuggle Captagon drug pills through
[00:30:13] the Jdeidat Yabous border crossing with Lebanon, which contained
[00:30:17] 129 Captagon pills intended
[00:30:21] for entry into Syrian territory This operation came
[00:30:24] after the Anti-Narcotics Department announced
[00:30:27] the implementation of two security operations in the governorates of Deir
[00:30:30] ez-Zor and Al-Hasakah It seized a network for smuggling
[00:30:34] drugs whose activity extends from the Iraqi border
[00:30:37] into Syrian territory This resulted in
[00:30:40] the arrest of the network leader and three of
[00:30:43] its members. The Ministry of Interior announced
[00:30:47] the results of drug control during last September, where
[00:30:51] it reported the dismantling of four international drug trafficking
[00:30:54] networks, and the seizure of about 4 million Captagon pills
[00:30:58] and