The Syrian Justice Department announces the abolition of the Terrorism Court and its rulings... including approximately 50 thousand cases
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The Syrian Ministry of Justice announced the treatment of the legal implications of the Terrorism Court, which includes 49,726 combined cases, within the framework of what it described as 'the path of restoring rights and restoring the rule of law', after the Syrian People's Assembly abolished the Terrorism Court, which the previous regime used as a tool to suppress opponents.
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The Terrorism Court in Syria was a tool used by the former regime to suppress opponents and activists, and filed thousands of cases against its political and civilian opponents.
It includes approximately 50 thousand cases.. The Syrian Justice Department announces the abolition of the Terrorism Court and the invalidation of its rulings
The Syrian Ministry of Justice announced that it would address the legal implications of the Terrorism Court, which include 49,726 lawsuits combined, within the framework of what it said was “the path of restoring rights and restoring respect to the rule of law.”
The terrorism court in Syria has become a thing of the past... but its effects have not ended yet
The Syrian People's Assembly abolished the Terrorism Court, with which the previous regime used the sword of retribution against its opponents, but a great legacy of legal problems and repercussions still restricts those whose name passed through its corridors.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
A legal committee will be formed to review and annul the rulings issued by the Terrorism Court
Very likely · Within weeks
Some prisoners sentenced to false sentences will be released from the terrorism court
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What is the fate of prisoners sentenced by the Terrorism Court?
- Will the accused be retried before regular courts?
- How will those affected by invalid rulings be compensated?
