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Syrian court sentences former president's cousin Wasim Al Assad to death

A Syrian court has sentenced former president Bashar Al Assad's cousin Wasim Al Assad to death, state media reported. The ruling was issued by the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus, which convicted him of premeditated murder. Security forces captured Wasim Al Assad in a major breakthrough in June. The Interior Ministry described him at the time as leader of the Baath Brigades militia and “one of…

Syrian court sentences former president's cousin Wasim Al Assad to death

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