Syria court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death for crimes against humanity in absentia

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 war, in which about half a million people died. The two men fled to Moscow after being ousted.

A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia on Tuesday, along with his younger brother, for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. Assad fled Damascus during the rebel ‌offensive in December 2024 and is currently ​in Moscow; Atef ⁠Najib, a security official under Assad, was also sentenced to death The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against.

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