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Syria puts first Assad-era official on trial in Damascus

Trial proceedings opened in Damascus on Sunday for Atef Najib, the former head of political security in southern Syria’s Deraa province. He is accused of overseeing a violent crackdown on protesters there during

From exile to judge: Symbolism in Syria’s trial of Assad, former officials

trial of Atef Najib](/news/2026/4/26/syria-puts-al-assad-era-officials-on), a cousin of former President al-Assad and the former head of political security in the southern province of Deraa who faces charges