Death Penalty for Atef Najib, Senior Security Official Under Assad
Habari mpya za siasa Tanzania · maelezo ya Death Penalty for Atef Najib, Senior Security Official… · imesasishwa 11 Aug 2026 · habari za siasa · serikali · sera
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- Assad was ousted in December 2024 after rebel forces swept into Damascus, ending more than five decades of rule by the Assad family.
- The court also handed the death penalty to Atef Najib, a senior security official under Assad’s rule and a cousin of the former dictator.
- SYRIA: A SYRIAN court on Tuesday sentenced former President Bashar Assad to death in absentia.