Syria trial seen as first step on long road for Assad's victims
There were highly charged scenes as former senior regime official, Atef Najib, appeared before a Damascus court.
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Notable Quotes
"I felt that today we started to get justice. It tells everyone that no-one is exempt from justice."
— Nuha al-Masri , Activist
"Syrian law has no legislation [for prosecuting] war crimes and crimes against humanity."
— Anwar al-Bunni , Activist
Key People
A Syrian human rights lawyer and head of the Syrian Centre for Legal Studies and Research.
Former head of political security in southern Syria's Deraa province sentenced to death.
Bashar al-Assad is the president of Syria who has been in power since 2000.
A lawyer from Deraa who filed a case against Atef Najib.
Vice-president of the National Commission for Transitional Justice in Syria.
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There were highly charged scenes as former senior regime official, Atef Najib, appeared before a Damascus court.
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