Director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Criticizes Aleppo Trial and Describes It as a Failure

The Director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdulrahman, expressed in statements to our agency his criticism of the trial recently held in the city of Aleppo, describing it as a failed trial.

Abdulrahman said that the court, which targeted individuals accused of committing massacres in the Syrian coast, was built on what he described as an “incorrect basis,” noting that some of the defendants who were investigated belong to the Alawite sect and did not participate in the events. He added that they were employees in civilian companies and institutions such as the tobacco company and the port, as well as sellers of vegetable-packing boxes.

He added that the use of certain digital or mechanical evidence—including what he referred to as “artificial intelligence”—raises questions about the reliability of the judicial procedures in this case, stressing that the court did not present sufficient evidence proving the involvement of these individuals in the alleged massacres.

Abdulrahman’s remarks come within the Observatory’s ongoing monitoring of judicial affairs related to violations and crimes committed during the Syrian conflict, where the Observatory seeks to document events and evaluate the extent to which Syrian authorities adhere to international standards of justice.