The ruling on one who defends the oppressive faction

Question:
This man says that some people defend this oppressive faction and say that, alongside the actions they committed, they have good deeds that must be mentioned. Yes.

Answer:
What are these good deeds? Are they the destruction of houses, the locking of people in, the spreading of terror, the destruction of property, and the killing of Muslims and those under treaty? Are these their good deeds? They have no apparent good deeds. As for what is between them and Allah, we do not know the unseen. However, their outward appearance is that they have no apparent good deeds. The one who defends them is like them. You see, his ruling is their ruling, even if he did not go out with them or commit sedition with them. If he believes that they are in the right, then he is like them in the sight of Allah and in the ruling. Let the Muslim beware of this, lest he be among them without realizing that he is defending them, justifying their actions, or excusing them.