Syria threatens bakers with prison for selling wrong amount of bread

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The Syrian regime of President Bashar Al-Assad has threatened to imprison anyone who sells*an amount of*bread*different from the*stated*rations imposed by the authorities, as a shortage of essentials and a bread crisis*continues throughout the country. According to the Syrian opposition news outlet*Zaman Al-Wasl, Syria's*Minister of Local Trade and Consumer Protection*Talal*Barazi*has stated that any vendor who sells packs weighing less than the set standard of*1,100 grammes per*pack will be liable to face a prison sentence of up five years of hard labour. Barazi*stressed the harsh measures as he claimed that the regime*sells subsidised flour to*state-approved*bakeries*at the cost of 40,000 Syrian pounds ($78) per*tonne,*despite it*initially costing up to 650,000 Syrian pounds ($1,268). A pack of bread, he explained, is therefore sold to customers […]

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