# Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia

https://mins.news/en/item/19136

- Fox News, 2026-08-11 12:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/former-syrian-president-assad-sentenced-death-absentia

> A Damascus court has sentenced former Syrian President Bashar Assad and his brother Maher to death without their presence in court. The ruling concerns allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Both men were tried and sentenced in absentia. The case centers on serious offenses attributed to them in connection with the Syrian conflict.

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