Damascus court sentences Wassim al-Assad to death over murders and war crimes
A court in Damascus has sentenced Wassim al-Assad to death after convicting him of multiple murders and of murder accompanied by torture and brutality. The ruling was issued on Tuesday and concerns a detainee who is a cousin of Bashar al-Assad, the overthrown former Syrian ruler. The case adds a high-profile judicial decision to Syria's post-Assad political and legal landscape.Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan said Wassim al-Assad's crimes were classified as crimes against humanity and war crimes. The court said the conviction covered multiple murders and murder accompanied by torture and brutality. The sentence was announced in the capital, Damascus, where... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Aug 2026 10:30 LONDON
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