Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBashar al-Assad (centre) has been sentenced to death in absentia (Reuters)Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia by a court after being convicted of premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary arrest, and crimes against humanity. The conviction represents the first legal judgment against Assad following his overthrow in December 2024, which brought an end to his family's decades of iron-fisted rule in Syria. Assad fled to Moscow in December 2024 as opposition forces captured Damascus, and he currently remains in Russia out of reach of the Syrian judiciary. The presiding judge also handed down a death sentence to Atef Najib, a senior security official who served under Assad during the nearly 14-year civil war. Assad took power in 2000 following the death of his father Hafez, with his reign defined by violent suppression of 2011 pro-democracy protests that triggered a devastating war claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. In fullOusted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for ‘crimes against humanity’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Bashar al-Assad: Ex-Syrian president sentenced to death in absentia
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBashar al-Assad (centre) has been sentenced to death in absentia (Reuters)Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia by a court after being convicted of premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary arrest, and crimes against humanity. The conviction represents the first legal judgment against Assad following his overthrow in December 2024, which brought an end to his family's decades of iron-fisted rule in Syria. Assad fled to Moscow in December 2024 as opposition forces captured Damascus, and he currently remains in Russia out of reach of the Syrian judiciary. The presiding judge also handed down a death sentence to Atef Najib, a senior security official who served under Assad during the nearly 14-year civil war. Assad took power in 2000 following the death of his father Hafez, with his reign defined by violent suppression of 2011 pro-democracy protests that triggered a devastating war claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. In fullOusted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for ‘crimes against humanity’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
