Syria verdict: Atef Najib accused of overseeing 2011 crackdown
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The final verdict for former Syrian security official Atef Najib, accused of directing the 2011 Deraa crackdown, is due on Tuesday. A cousin of Bashar al-Assad and former head of Deraa’s political security, Najib is the only defendant present; Bashar and Maher al-Assad are among those tried in absentia. Al Jazeera’s Obaida Hitto reports from Deraa, Syria. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Syria #Deraa #AtefNajib #BasharAlAssad #SyrianUprising #DeraaCrackdown #WarCrimes #Torture #Accountability #HumanRights #AlJazeeraEnglish
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