WorldBashar al-Assad and Atef Najib sentenced to death in landmark Syria trial

Syria’s former president Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib, who previously led political security in the southern province of Deraa, have received death sentences. The ruling comes in what is described as a landmark trial in Syria. Al Jazeera reporter Obaida Hitto is providing a live report from the country. The case places both former officials at the centre of a major legal proceeding.