"“The accusations against you relate to events in Daraa province in early 2011, when the peaceful [protest] movement was met with an excessive use of force,” Aryan said."
"“As head of the political security branch then, you held direct and joint leadership responsibility for systematic acts that targeted civilians, including killing, torture and arbirtrary detention,” the judge said."
"He listed alleged crimes including the arrest and torture of children and opening fire on a sit-in at a mosque in Daraa, as well as fatal tor"
"Former President Assad, his brother Maher and several other senior officials face trial in absentia. They are believed to have fled to Russia as the former Syrian government fell in December 2024."
Atef Najib, a cousin of Bashar Assad and former senior security official, is being tried in Damascus in person as the first Assad-era official trial proceeds. The trial concerns events in Daraa province in early 2011, when peaceful protests were met with excessive force. The charges relate to the period following the March 15, 2011 arrest of 15 students accused of writing anti-government slogans, which triggered widespread protests and a violent crackdown. Najib is accused of holding direct and joint leadership responsibility for systematic acts targeting civilians, including killing, torture, and arbitrary detention. Allegations include arrest and torture of children and opening fire on a sit-in at a mosque in Daraa.
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