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Three officials are being tried in absentia over the deaths of two French Syrian men arrested in Damascus in 2013.

France has begun its first trial into officials from the Syrian regime over their suspected involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity, in the latest such trial against Syrian...

Trio charged in connection with the killing of a French father and son

Prosecution of three high-ranking Syrian officials to be tried in absentia could pave way for president’s case

France will begin in May 2024 the trial of three Syrian officials for killing two Syrians-French nationals, revealed a judicial source on Monday. The suspects in the murder of Mazen Dabbagh and his son Patrick, who were arrested in 2013, will be tried before the Criminal Court in Paris. The charges include involvement in crimes against humanity and war crimes. It will be the first trial in France for crimes against humanity committed in Syria.

Analysis: The fact that Assad is likely to stay in power hangs over Western countries as they work to hold the Syrian regime accountable for war crimes it committed during the brutal crackdown that followed the 2011 uprising.

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French judges charge three senior advisers to Bashar al-Assad with complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes.

French criminal investigators have called for the trial of three officials of the regime of Syrian President Bachar al-Assad. The three are suspected of involvement in the 2013 detention and subsequent…