Politics
Syrian parliament abolishes Assad-era terrorism court
September 16, 2026 at 05:35 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Syria abolishes al-Assad-era ‘terrorism’ court as Kurdish tensions flare
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MAMasrawy
أنشأها بشار الأسد.. البرلمان السوري يصوت لإلغاء محكمة قضايا الإرهاب
(opens the publisher’s site)SNSky News Arabia
أسسها نظام الأسد.. مجلس الشعب السوري يلغي "محكمة الإرهاب"
(opens the publisher’s site)The Syrian People's Assembly voted unanimously on Wednesday to abolish the terrorism cases court set up under Bashar al-Assad and nullify the legal effects of its rulings.
- The parliament voted unanimously to abolish the court, established in 2012, and cancel the legal effects of its judgments.
- The law orders confiscated funds and property returned to their owners and exempts those affected from taxes and fees on re-transferring ownership.
- The legislation tasks the Supreme Judicial Council with implementing the cancellation of the court's rulings.
- In June 2025, President Ahmad al-Sharaa dismissed 67 judges who served at the terrorism court.