Syria sentences to death Assad's detained cousin for war crimes
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Vasima Assad was convicted of murder and "murder accompanied by torture and cruelty, which are characterized as crimes against humanity and war crimes".
On Tuesday, Syrian justice sentenced to death for "war crimes and against humanity" Wassim al-Assad, a cousin in detention of former President Bashar al-Assad, himself sentenced to death in absentia a week ago.
Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of the former Syrian dictator, has also been sentenced to death. Unlike the ex-Machthaber who fled to Russia, the accused was present in the trial.
Under Assad, countless brutal crimes were committed against the Syrian people. The transitional government in Syria wants to hold those responsible to account. However, it does not get to the former ruler. For this to his cousin. The trial against him is now decided.
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