# Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia — TV

https://mins.news/en/item/18941

- TASS, 2026-08-11 09:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2171303

> A Syrian court has sentenced Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, according to television reports. The court also handed down a death sentence to Atef Najib. Najib formerly headed the political security directorate in Syria’s Daraa province. The report provides no further details about the rulings.

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