"Syrian Law Is Insufficient to Deal with Crimes Committed"
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The government says it is working on tracking down torturers, but there is frustration among many Syrians that all this time after the change of power no one has been convicted yet and perpetrators are walking free.
On Tuesday, 19 May, a new hearing was held in Damascus on the trial of dignitaries of the former regime, including Bashar al-Assad, tried in absentia. In a country fractured by 14 years of civil war, with massacres still being discovered, transitional justice is a major issue. Between media arrests and trials open to the public, the new authorities are trying to make a good appearance despite an ill-equipped legal arsenal and the risks of select…
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