Syria warns against revenge attacks on Assad-era figures

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities warned on Monday against acts of revenge targeting individuals accused of ties to deposed leader Bashar Assad’s rule, after protests calling for accountability and apparent acts of vigilante justice. Interior ministry spokesperson Noureddine Al-Baba told a news conference that Syria’s new Islamist authorities were committed to bringing perpetrators of Assad-era crimes to justice. But “the state categorically rejects turning the demand for accountability into an act of revenge,” he said, adding that justice must be pursued through the legal system.

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