Before his arrest on 22 March, 31-year-old Muhammad Maher Anbari worked as a salesperson in a shop. That day, at 10 p.m., agents of the Air Force Intelligence arrested him at a shop on Baghdad Street in Al Oqaiba District of Damascus without showing an arrest warrant or informing him of the reason of his arrest. The next day, Mr Anbari was taken back to his home and the security forces turned the whole house upside down, confiscating valuable belongings and intimidating his relatives. Mr Anbari reportedly bore marks on his face and seemed to be in a very bad physical condition, probably caused by torture and ill-treatment. Mr Anbari was then taken away to an unknown destination.

Since then, no official information on Mr Anbari's situation has surfaced. However, according to sources, he may have been taken to a building known as Aviation Command under the control of the Air Force Intelligence, located in Abu Rummaneh District, Damascus, where he was detained for a week. He was then reported to be taken to a detention centre belonging to the Air Force Intelligence at Al Mazza Military Airport. However, given that the authorities refuse to provide information about Mr Anbari's current situation, his fate and whereabouts remain unknown.