"Today we begin the first trials of transitional justice in Syria. This includes a defendant in custody, present in the dock, as well as defendants who have fled justice."
"Bashar Assad, whose family ruled Syria for more than five decades, and his brother Maher fled Syria as the former government fell. Both are believed to be in Russia."
"Atef Najib, who was arrested in January 2025, previously headed Syria's Political Security Branch in the southern province of Daraa, where Syria's 2011 uprising first erupted."
"Najib is accused of leading a campaign of repression and arrests in the region, facing charges connected to crimes against the Syrian people."
A Syrian court is conducting trials for former officials of Bashar Assad's government, with only one defendant present. Bashar Assad and his brother Maher are among those tried in absentia, believed to be in Russia. The trial marks the beginning of transitional justice in Syria after the government was ousted in December 2024. Atef Najib, a cousin of Assad and former security official, is facing charges for repression and arrests during the civil war. Public interest in the trial is significant despite its procedural nature.
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