Syria's 'Justice': Massacres on Trial, Masterminds Remain Free
The Syrian state-run media wants you to know that justice is being served for last March's coastal massacres, meticulously detailing the 'first trial' of suspects. These televised proceedings, as The New Arab highlights, portray a government actively prosecuting those accused of sectarian violence. One might even be lulled into believing Damascus is serious about accountability, if one
conveniently forgot the last decade of state-sponsored brutality. While low-level perpetrators face the cameras, the glaring absence in these 'justice' proceedings is any mention of the systemic violence, chemical attacks, and mass disappearances perpetrated by the very regime now staging this legal theater. This is not justice; it's a carefully curated damage control narrative, allowing Bashar
al-Assad's government to perform a semblance of order while the architects of widespread atrocities remain firmly in power. How many show trials does it take before we question the puppeteer?