Mr Ammar had already been arrested by Military Security when the army first entered the city at the beginning of the protests on 7 May 2011, but was released two days later.
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Mr Hasan Bitar ( (حسن بيطار is aged 34 and works as a teacher. He is married with two children and usually lives with his family in Daraya, outskirts of Damascus. On 19 July 2011, six agents of the Damascus Air Intelligence Branch, who were wearing civilian clothes, raided Mr Bitar's house. They then arrested Mr Bitar, in presence of his family and children, before taking him to an unknown location. During his arrest, these agents didn't present any judicial warrant nor did they give a reason for his arrest.
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