Pursuit of Former Officials for Crimes Committed During Syrian Civil War
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- SYRIA: A SYRIAN court on Tuesday sentenced former President Bashar Assad to death in absentia.
- He fled to Russia, where he was granted asylum, while Syria’s new authorities have begun pursuing former officials over alleged crimes committed during the country’s civil war.
- 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.