Syria issues first sentences over 2025 Alawite killings
A former government forces member received 20 years in prison, while two supporters of Bashar al-Assad were sentenced to death and life imprisonment.
Syria’s judiciary has issued its first reported verdicts over the 2025 killings of members of the Alawite community on the Syrian coast, according to France 24 International.
A former member of government forces was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Two supporters of deposed president Bashar al-Assad received a death sentence and life imprisonment.
Fourteen people were accused in the case, including seven former government forces members and seven supporters of the former Assad government. The trial opened last November.
The available material does not identify the defendants, victims, court, precise locations, evidence or specific charges. It also does not say whether the sentences are final or subject to appeal.
The reported death sentence does not indicate that an execution has taken place or say when, or whether, it could be carried out. Only three sentences have been reported, with no verdicts specified for the remaining accused.
