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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
The ruling is the first conviction against Assad and stems from charges tied to killings, torture, and arbitrary arrests during the nearly 14-year war.
A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial in absentia, according to Reuters. The case marked the first conviction against Assad since the end of his decades long rule.
The court convicted Assad of crimes including premeditated and intentional murder of more than one person and of children, torture, arbitrary arrest, and crimes against humanity, a judgment Reuters said followed proceedings involving former government officials.
Assad fled Damascus as rebel fighters approached nearly two years ago and is currently in Moscow, Reuters reported. The sentence came after a rebel offensive in December 2024 that ousted him and helped end the nearly 14-year war, which has killed hundreds of thousands of Syrians.