Syrian defector ’Caesar’ says govt rehabilitating ’Assadists’

Syrian defector ’Caesar’ says govt rehabilitating ’Assadists’

Farid al-Madhhan, the Syrian army defector also known as 'Caesar', has sparked debate with a new Facebook post criticising the appointment of figures linked with the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad to positions in the current government. In the post published on Thursday, al-Madhhan said he felt "regret and sorrow over what is happening in our country", pointing to the reinstatement of individuals he described as "criminals and thugs o…