International prosecution of Bashar al-Assad
The Syrian Criminal Court sentenced President Bashar Assad to death in absentia on charges related to crimes against humanity, including murder, torture, and arbitrary detention, including his responsibilities for the crackdown campaigns in Syria since 2011. The court also sentenced former security official Atef Najeeb and other fugitives, such as Maher Assad and Faid Jasim Al-Freij, on similar charges, convicting them of death. This verdict comes within the context of legal proceedings accusing Assad and those connected to him of murder and torture during the Syrian uprising, although it was issued in absentia and they have not been detained yet.
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