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In absentia death sentence for Assad duo
A Syrian court has sentenced, in absentia, the ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death, along with several fleeing officials, for crimes against humanity committed during the 14-year conflict that resulted in the deaths of approximately half a million people. The ruling also included the conviction of Atef Najeeb, a cousin of Assad, for his role in leading the crackdown in Daraa, which ignited the civil war, where he was in charge of the Political Security branch in Daraa. The judge clarified that the acts attributed to the officials, including killing and torture, amount to crimes against humanity, and that the death sentences were based on the evidence and testimonies. Assad and his brother fled to Russia in 2014, while Najeeb was later detained; he is among the most prominent officials who have undergone trial.
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