Atef Najib
Coverage of Atef Najib in the Nexus archive.
- Syria’s Accountability Gap: The Najib Trial and the Case for the ICC
The first criminal trial against a senior official of former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime is underway in Syria, with Brigadier General Atef Najib charged with murder, torture, and suppressing protests during 2011. The trial underscores Syria’s legal shortcomings, including the absence of command responsibility laws, which limit prosecutions to direct perpetrators.
- Atef Najib faces at least 10 charges in landmark Syria trial
Atef Najib, cousin of former President Bashar al-Assad, faces at least 10 charges including murder, torture, and responsibility for massacres in a landmark Syria trial. The trial is significant as it holds a high-ranking official accountable for atrocities. Najib's charges are related to his role in the Syrian regime.
- Syria trial seen as first step on long road for Assad's victims
A former senior Syrian regime official, Atef Najib, appeared before a Damascus court in a trial viewed as a potential first step toward addressing crimes against victims of the Assad regime.
- First trial of Assad-era Syrian official starts in Damascus
Syria has begun its first public trial of former Assad-era officials, with ex-security chief Atef Najib appearing in court in Damascus. The trial marks a significant legal development in post-Assad Syria.
- Syria puts first Assad-era official on trial in Damascus
Syria has begun the trial of Atef Najib, a former political security official under the Assad regime in Deraa province, accused of 'crimes against the Syrian people'. This marks the first legal action against an Assad-era official in Damascus.