Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes

The Guardian World · Published 1h ago

Verdict relates to atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people died A Syrian court has sentenced the country’s former president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 14-year civil

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