No, there is no legitimate structure. One of my students, Almoutassim Al Kilani, was appointed to a position to study the problems associated with transitional justice. He resigned shortly afterwards. When I asked him why he resigned, he told me that al‑Qaeda people were in charge of Syria. It was a chilling answer, but it was real.
At both the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defence, those in charge come from pro-Turkish groups affiliated with the Turkish army, or from HTS, a highly extremist group seeking the liberation of the Levant, or from other groups like Ahrar al‑Sham. Even the leaders of what is now called the general security directorate, and of other groups, are still under their influence. Tribal militias and informal militias still exist.
Many Alawites have been abducted. Many Alawite women have been raped. In the south of Syria, 33 Druze villages are still occupied by government forces and their affiliates. In the south, a kind of semi-blockade still prevents the free movement of 600,000 people. The whole situation is infected as a result. The Kurdish problem is still not resolved. There is still tension in areas around Kobani, among other places. Even the Christians around Hama, in Damascus or in other cities, are still being executed. Sir, please really look at the number of Christians in Syria at the moment.