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عربية – DW
Transitional Justice: Bashar Assad's cousin sentenced to death
The Syrian court issued a death sentence against Wassem al-Assad, cousin of the ousted President Bashar al-Assad, after being convicted of intentional murder, torture, and war crimes related to forming two armed groups involved in attacks against opponents near Damascus. He was also convicted of charges of inciting civil war and sectarian violence, while being acquitted of drug trafficking due to insufficient evidence. Wassem al-Assad was arrested in June 2025 at the Syrian-Lebanese border; he has been on international sanctions lists since 2023. He faces additional charges related to crimes committed during his father's rule. In another development, Lebanon handed over a former Syrian officer to Damascus for trial on charges of crimes against humanity and murder committed on Syrian territory, based on a judicial agreement between the two countries.
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