Syrian authorities have begun prosecuting top figures from the former Bashar al-Assad regime for war crimes committed during the country's civil war. The moves come amid pressure on the transitional government to deliver justice.
On May 10 in a Damascus courtroom, Atef Najib, a cousin of Bashar al-Assad, appeared in a metal cage wearing a prison uniform. The judge read out 10 charges against him, including murder and torture. Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher were also charged in absentia.
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The International Criminal Court's Pre-Trial Chamber confirmed all three charges of crimes against humanity against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 23. The case will now proceed to full trial over alleged murders linked to his war on drugs and the Davao Death Squad. Duterte remains detained at the ICC Detention Centre in Scheveningen, Netherlands.
La procura generale ha aperto lunedì le arringhe finali chiedendo la condanna di tutti gli imputati per associazione a delinquere, a partire da Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Nelle fasi finali del processo per il duplice omicidio di Farid Tir e Mohamed Amine Bendjaghlouli, diversi imputati, tra cui Amine Oualane e Karim Harrat, hanno negato qualsiasi coinvolgimento. Davanti alla corte d'assise speciale di Aix-en-Provence, tutti hanno proclamato la propria innocenza in questo caso legato al narcotraffico di Marsiglia.
Nearly 490 alleged members of the MS-13 gang, including leaders, have gone on trial collectively in El Salvador, facing charges for 47,000 crimes including 29,000 homicides committed between 2012 and 2022. The proceedings are part of President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang crackdown. Prosecutors accuse the group of rebellion and seeking to establish a parallel state.
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A court martial for 36 Nigerian military officers accused in last year’s foiled coup plot was inaugurated on Friday in Abuja and will resume on May 8 behind closed doors. Separately, a Federal High Court in Abuja has begun trials for six civilians linked to the plot, barring journalists from coverage on Monday.
Following the ICC's February naming of eight officials as co-perpetrators with detained former president Rodrigo Duterte, human rights groups are demanding arrest warrants amid confirmed charges in the crimes against humanity case over anti-drug war killings.