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A Syrian court in Aleppo has handed down its first verdicts related to mass killings that occurred last year, sentencing two supporters of the deposed government to death and life imprisonment respectively, while a former member of government forces received 20 years in prison; a fourth person was acquitted. The sentences stem from a judicial process initiated in November when 14 individuals were accused of involvement in these killings, which followed attacks on new government security forces by armed groups aligned with Assad, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Alawite civilians.
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A Syrian military criminal court in Aleppo issued its first sentences related to mass killings that occurred in coastal areas last year. Two supporters of the deposed government received death sentences and life imprisonment, while a former member of government forces was sentenced to 20 years in prison; a fourth person was acquitted. The cases stem from an investigation launched in November when 14 people were accused of involvement in mass killings that led to hundreds of deaths among the Alawite religious minority, to which ousted President Bashar al-Assad belongs. These verdicts mark the beginning of a judicial process addressing violence that erupted last March.
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A Syrian court has issued its first verdicts linked to mass killings in coastal areas last year, with two supporters of the deposed government receiving a death sentence and life in prison, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
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supporters → issue → Agency
The military criminal court in Aleppo on Thursday also sentenced a former member of government forces to 20 years in prison, while a fourth person was acquitted.
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person → sentence → prison
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The sentences are the first in a judicial process launched last November, when 14 people were accused of involvement in the mass killings.
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people → launch → killings
The court has held several public hearings to examine evidence and consider arguments presented by the defendants.
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court → hold → defendants
Further verdicts are expected next week.
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verdicts → expect → ?
Hundreds of people from the Alawite religious minority, to which ousted President Bashar al-Assad belongs, were killed last March.
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Assad → oust → which
The mass killings followed attacks on the new government’s security forces by armed groups aligned with Assad.
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killings → follow → Assad
Counterattacks soon spiralled out of control, targeting civilians in the coastal regions.
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Counterattacks → spiral → regions
The National Commission of Inquiry said last year that it had verified serious violations leading to the deaths of at least 1,426 mostly civilians and identified 298 suspects.
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it → say → suspects
It said that 238 members of the security forces and army had been killed in attacks attributed to al-Assad’s supporters.
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members → say → supporters
The commission estimated that authorities sent 200,000 fighters as reinforcements to the region.
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authorities → estimate → region
The violations were individual and indiscriminate in nature, rather than organised or part of a systematic pattern, according to the commission.
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violations → accord → commission
However, a United Nations investigation found that violence targeting civilians by government-aligned factions had been “widespread and systematic”.
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violence → find → factions
A UN commission said that during the killings, homes in Alawite-majority areas were raided and civilians were asked “whether they were Sunni or Alawite”.
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they → say → areas
“Alawite men and boys were then taken away to be executed,” it said.
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it → take → ?
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