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11th of August, 2026. Palace of Justice, Damascus, Syria.
The accused, Bashar al-Assad, not present.
The charges, murder, torture and crimes against humanity.
The verdict, guilty.
Sentenced to death.
In Moscow, where Syria's former ruler now lives, the sentencing didn't make the news.
You had a kind of two-line report from state news agency TASS on the day the verdict was passed,
but it even forgot to mention that Assad is based in Russia at the moment.
In Syria, there was jubilation outside the courtroom, but there is also concern about how justice can be delivered.
People are saying this is not what due process and a fair and just trial looks like,