Inside the Coastal Incidents Trial – Government’s Affiliates #7: Technical Difficulties

TRIAL OF THE COASTAL INCIDENTS

Military Criminal Court – Aleppo, Syria

Trial Monitoring Summary #6 – Government’s Affiliates

Hearing Date: September 24, 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 7th 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 session was adjourned for technical reasons, and the Presiding Judge announced that the next session will be for the pronouncing of judgments.

Day 11 – September 24, 2026 

The trial proceedings began at 10:00AM.

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 Presiding Judge asked the Accused whether they had any new statements to make. The Defense Counsels and the Accused reiterated their previous statements and concluded them.

The Presiding Judge stated that the next session will be for the pronouncing of judgments, and that this session was adjourned for technical reasons.

The Court decided to adjourn the session for review to October 1, 2026.

The proceedings were adjourned at approximately 10:05AM.

The next trial day will be on October 1, 2026, at 10AM.

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