Law & Justice
Atif Najib sentenced to death by Syria court
A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced Assad-era official Atif Najib to death after convicting him of crimes against humanity committed when he was head of political security in Daraa province.
The court said Najib, a cousin of ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad, was convicted of crimes including murder, the intentional killing of children under 15 and torture leading to death.
Daraa province was the cradle of Syria's 2011 uprising. Najib was arrested in January 2025.
The court said the acts attributed to him were crimes against humanity and handed down the death penalty.
Update
The court said Najib was convicted of crimes against humanity committed while he headed political security in Daraa province.
The court convicted him of crimes including murder, intentional killing of children under 15 and torture leading to death.
Najib is a cousin of ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad and was arrested in January 2025.
Source note: AFP news report published on 11 August 2026 at 08:53:35 UTC.
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AFP news report published on .