Syria court opens trial of Assad’s cousin Atef Najib

6 days ago

Atef Najib, a cousin of ousted Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad and former political security chief in Syria’s Daraa city, appeared on Sunday before the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus, Al-Ikhbariya television reported. The outlet broadcast video footage showing Najib in the defendant’s cage, after he had been brought to the court in the Syrian capital. “The first trials of transitional justice in