# Syrian court sentences ousted leader Bashar Assad to death in absentia

https://mins.news/en/item/18875

- DW, 2026-08-11 08:48 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/a-court-in-syria-has-sentenced-ousted-leader-bashar-assad-to-death-in-absentia/a-78316245?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A Syrian court has handed down a death sentence in absentia against ousted President Bashar Assad. The ruling comes more than a year and a half after the former dictator was overthrown. Assad then fled to Russia, placing him outside the court’s reach. The verdict marks a new judicial step against Syria’s former leader.

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