Atef Najib, cousin of Bashar al-Assad, during the opening of his trial at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, last April 26. (Credit: Bakr Alkasem/AFP)
The incident took place last weekend in the countryside around Salqin, in northwestern Idlib. In broad daylight and on a public street, a man was lynched to death by a crowd taking justice into its own hands. The victim, identified as a former informant for the fallen Assad regime, was accused of involvement in the arrest and killing of dozens of Syrians. After his death, his body was dumped in a landfill.This act of revenge reflects the growing impatience of many Syrians with delayed justice, as the feeling that those responsible of past crimes are still evading prosecution is fueling intense anger.“The Assad regime is gone, but not all of its remnants are. The collective trauma from the atrocities that millions of Syrians endured under the regime also remains,” says Fadil Hanci, an independent analyst specializing in Syria. “Public...
The incident took place last weekend in the countryside around Salqin, in northwestern Idlib. In broad daylight and on a public street, a man was lynched to death by a crowd taking justice into its own hands. The victim, identified as a former informant for the fallen Assad regime, was accused of involvement in the arrest and killing of dozens of Syrians. After his death, his body was dumped in a landfill.This act of revenge reflects the growing impatience of many Syrians with delayed justice, as the feeling that those responsible of past crimes are still evading prosecution is fueling intense anger.“The Assad regime is gone, but not all of its remnants are. The collective trauma from the atrocities that millions of Syrians endured under the regime also remains,” says Fadil Hanci, an independent analyst specializing in Syria....
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