Syria Plans 500 War Crime Trials

Syria has witnessed the start of a broad wave of arrests targeting former officials in the Assad regime, including high-ranking officers and those involved in war crimes. Meanwhile, a symbolic trial is underway for Atef Njeib, one of his former officials. The transitional government is striving to build a judicial system capable of holding perpetrators accountable for some of the worst wartime violations, despite legal challenges and institutional weaknesses.

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