On Wednesday, September 17, unknown gunmen kidnapped the drama producer and businessman Muhammad Qubdanad from in front of the headquarters of Qubdanad Company for Production and Artistic Distribution on Al-Bajaa Road near Sahara Complex in the suburb of Qudsaya in the countryside of Damascus, after they impersonated members of the General Security and took him to an unknown destination.
His son, Ayham Qabdan, announced in a post on his page that his father “was kidnapped at 6:15 pm in front of the company’s headquarters by two cars carrying unknown persons who assumed the status of public security,” adding that “since the moment of the incident, communication has been made with the security authorities, but no news has been received about his fate so far.”
On the other hand, the spokesman for the Syrian Ministry of Interior, Nour al-Din al-Baba, stated that “Muhammad Qaband is not detained by any official body affiliated with the ministry,” stressing that the preliminary investigations indicate “the involvement of a gang impersonating a security character with the aim of extorting his family financially and distorting the image of the ministry through illegal practices.”
The disappearance of Qanad sparked a wide debate on social media, as the Syrian artist Qasim Malhou wrote that his fate is still unknown, while the writer Rami Koussa considered that such incidents “pose a danger to investment in Syria, especially in the drama sector, which needs a stable environment for the work of businessmen and investors.” On the other hand, some accounts made remarkable accusations against Qanad, considering that what happened “deserved”, and the state should have arrested him.
Qaband, who served as a member of the People’s Assembly between 2016 and 2020, is known for his pro-regime positions, and his name has been linked to controversial videos in which he appeared with the displaced people of Eastern Ghouta. He was also famous for his statements under the dome of parliament, most notably his widely criticized phrase: “Syria needs a media drum and cliques.”
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