Inside the Coastal Incidents Trial – Government’s Affiliates #6: Imprisonment for the First Government Affiliates

TRIAL OF THE COASTAL INCIDENTS

Military Criminal Court – Aleppo, Syria

Trial Monitoring Summary #6 – Government’s Affiliates

Hearing Date: September 17, 2026

CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape or other violent acts.

Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript of the trial; it is merely an unofficial summary of the proceedings.

Throughout this summary, [information located in brackets are notes from our trial monitor] and “information placed in quotes are statements made by the witness, Judges or counsel.” The names and identifying information of witnesses have been redacted.

[Note: SJAC provides a summary of the proceedings while redacting certain details to protect witness privacy and to preserve the integrity of the trial.]

[Note: Following the first session of the trial, in which all Accused — both Assad and Government affiliates — appeared before the Court, the Accused were severed into two groups based on their affiliations. Therefore, the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) decided to separate the trial reports according to the Accused’s affiliations.]

SJAC’s 6th trial monitoring report details day 10 in the trial of the government’s affiliates pertaining to the coastal incident, taking place in Aleppo, Syria. On this trial day, the Court issued its first decision against one of the government-affiliated Accused, sentencing him to twenty years’ imprisonment following his conviction for the felony of intentional murder.

Day 10 – September 17, 2026 

The trial proceedings began at 10:14AM.

The First Case

The Accused, Captain Mustafa S., Ammar A., Mohammad Z., Aburra’ouf A., Mohammad B., Mahmoud S., and Khaled M. were called. Defense Counsel C5 [redacted name] and C9 [redacted name] appeared with them.

The Court decided to adjourn the session for review to September 24, 2026.

The Second Case

The Accused, Basel M., was called.

The Court decided to convict the Accused Basel M., born in [redacted time], of the felony of intentional murder pursuant to Article 533 of the General Penal Code, and to sentence him to twenty years’ imprisonment, crediting his period of pretrial detention, and imposing civil interdiction and civil degradation upon him.

This judgment was rendered in person and subject to appeal before the Court of Cassation. Issued on September 17, 2026.

The proceedings were adjourned at 11:20AM.

The next trial day will be on September 24, 2026, at 10AM.

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