Syria tries to crush revolt with death penalty for ‘terrorists’
Syria’s state-run news agency says President Bashar Assad has issued a new law under which anyone found guilty of distributing weapons for “terrorist acts” would be sentenced to death.
The Syrian government claims armed gangs and terrorists are behind the nine-month uprising against Assad’s rule. Government opponents deny that and say they are protesters seeking more freedoms in one of the most authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.
SANA said Tuesday that according to the new law, anyone found guilty of weapons smuggling would be handed sentences ranging from 15 years to life imprisonment. Those smuggling and distributing weapons with the aim of carrying out terrorist acts would be sentenced to death.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/ar...for-terrorists
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