Syrian criminal court sentences former dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes

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A Damascus criminal court has convicted Bashar al-Assad of murder, torture and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to death in absentia along with seven other former security officials. The landmark trial also convicted the exiled Syrian president and dictator of arbitrary detention and premeditated murder of multiple victims, including children, according to the SANA news […] The post Syrian criminal court sentences former dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes appeare