University of Damascus: Referral of a number of professors accused of corruption to the disciplinary council.

Sources within the University of Damascus revealed the referral of a group of faculty members to the disciplinary council after investigations overseen by Dr. Muayad Zaidan, a professor of private law at the Faculty of Law officially assigned to the academic and administrative violations file.

This step was taken in accordance with the University Organization Law, where the investigations included professors from various faculties. The charges against them relate to financial corruption, bribery, abuse of power, as well as accusations of systematic political incitement in favor of the previous regime.

Among the prominent names included in the referrals is Dr. Mohammad Khair Akkam from the Faculty of Law, who was suspended from work after being proven to have accepted a bribe from a documented incident. He also faces other accusations related to publicly justifying violence and his role in the constitutional committee, widely seen as a tool to obstruct political solutions.

In the Faculty of Economics, Dr. Abdelkader Azzouz is under investigation for abuse of power and justifying the policies of the previous regime through the media, along with suspicions regarding his unlawful appointment after being transferred from the Prime Minister's office, raising questions about transparency in appointment mechanisms in Syrian universities.

Dr. Ayman Diab from the same faculty was also suspended from work due to accusations of bribery and serious financial violations, while Dr. Mohammad Al-Ahmad from the Faculty of Computer Engineering is undergoing extensive investigations into administrative and financial corruption issues following student complaints accusing him of manipulating exam results and mistreatment.

Dr. Hussam al-Din Sarij from the Faculty of Law is also under investigation for bribery and involvement in academic corruption, as well as Dr. Ghassan Haddad from the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, who was suspended from work due to suspicions of financial and administrative corruption.

In a related context, sources indicated that the university's disciplinary council has not convened for weeks due to a vacant seat after the appointment of Dr. Mohammad Abdul Rahman Turk as Minister of Education, with expectations of the council being restructured soon to address pending files amid increasing academic and media pressures.

These measures are part of broader efforts to reform Syrian universities, which have turned in recent years into centers of corruption and security control rather than platforms for knowledge and free dialogue.

Information suggests that more names may be added to the investigation lists, especially among professors linked to security agencies or involved in suspicious deals with government entities.

Opening this file aims to encourage students and staff to provide their testimonies or documents to support uncovering the truth about what is happening at the University of Damascus, as part of efforts to cleanse educational institutions from the effects of corruption and tyranny that have plagued them over the past decades.