WorldSyria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities
A Syrian court has sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after trying him in absentia. The court convicted him of atrocities committed during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war. The ruling was issued on Tuesday, August 11. It concerns abuses attributed to the former ruler during the prolonged conflict.
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Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities
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