Atef Najib, cousin of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, appears in Damascus court in transitional justice trial He is accused of being one of the first to carry out violations against civilians in Daraa, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising He is also blamed for the arrest and torture of children in Daraa who had written anti-regime slogans on walls, an incident that sparked initial protests in Syria #syria #assad #anadolu #anadoluajansi #anadoluagency