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Syria's former president Bashir al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia at trial
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Syria's Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced former president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity, 20 months after his family's rule ended. His maternal cousin, Atef Najib, was also sentenced to death for overseeing a crackdown that sparked the civil war.
The sentences at the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus are the first against Assad or members of his inner circle since the family's five decades in power came to an end 20 months ago.
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