The Syrian state news agency, Ahl, reported on Wednesday, November 6, that a court in this country sentenced "Abd al-Jabbar Ghazi Arzak" to life imprisonment on charges of being a member of an armed group affiliated with the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards. According to this report, the court declared that this group works with the aim of provoking civil war and sectarian conflicts and taking over cities. The court considered the actions of this group to be examples of war crimes and crimes against humanity due to their connection to widespread and systematic crimes during the regime of Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian president. Radif Mustafa, Director of the Accountability and Prosecution Department at Syria's National Commission for Transitional Justice, said that the seriousness of the crimes and their threats to civilians and social stability are reasons for the imposition of a life sentence. According to many, the court rejected the reasons for reducing the punishment and announced that Aruz will not be subject to a general amnesty or a special amnesty. The Director of the Accountability and Prosecution Department at the National Commission for Transitional Justice of Syria, referring to the importance of holding accountable the perpetrators of civil rights violations, said that serious crimes do not disappear with political developments or changes in circumstances, and that their handling should be done based on evidence and judicial procedures so that the perpetrators are held accountable and the victim is just. He added that the Accountability and Prosecution Department continues to monitor cases related to serious violations and asks those with relevant information or evidence to submit them through the official channels. According to many, this case is part of the Syrian transitional authorities' investigation into the violation of civil rights in the war that began in 2011 with protests against the Assad regime and turned into a large-scale conflict with the presence of government forces, opposition groups, extremist organizations and foreign powers. Bashar al-Assad fled Syria on December 8, 2024, ending his family's rule of the country for more than five decades. The UN described the fall of his government as an opportunity to pursue justice, reconciliation and forge a new political future for Syria.

The Syrian state news agency, Ahl, reported on Wednesday, November 6, that a court in this country sentenced "Abd al-Jabbar Ghazi Arzak" to life imprisonment on charges of being a member of an armed group affiliated with the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards. According to this report, the court declared that this group works with the aim of provoking civil war and sectarian conflicts and taking over cities. The court considered the actions of this group to be examples of war crimes and crimes against humanity due to their connection to widespread and systematic crimes during the regime of Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian president. Radif Mustafa, Director of the Accountability and Prosecution Department at Syria's National Commission for Transitional Justice, said that the seriousness of the crimes and their threats to civilians and social stability are reasons for the imposition of a life sentence. According to many, the court rejected the reasons for reducing the punishment and announced that Aruz will not be subject to a general amnesty or a special amnesty. The Director of the Accountability and Prosecution Department at the National Commission for Transitional Justice of Syria, referring to the importance of holding accountable the perpetrators of civil rights violations, said that serious crimes do not disappear with political developments or changes in circumstances, and that their handling should be done based on evidence and judicial procedures so that the perpetrators are held accountable and the victim is just. He added that the Accountability and Prosecution Department continues to monitor cases related to serious violations and asks those with relevant information or evidence to submit them through the official channels. According to many, this case is part of the Syrian transitional authorities' investigation into the violation of civil rights in the war that began in 2011 with protests against the Assad regime and turned into a large-scale conflict with the presence of government forces, opposition groups, extremist organizations and foreign powers. Bashar al-Assad fled Syria on December 8, 2024, ending his family's rule of the country for more than five decades. The UN described the fall of his government as an opportunity to pursue justice, reconciliation and forge a new political future for Syria.