Syria’s parliament voted on Wednesday to abolish an Assad-era terrorism court and nullify the legal effects of its rulings, state-run al-Ikhbariya TV reported, in one of the first significant legislative moves by the country’s new assembly.
The Counter-Terrorism Court was established in 2012 as then-president Bashar al-Assad sought to suppress an uprising against his rule, and it was used to prosecute thousands of Syrians for terrorism-related offences.
The move formalizes the court’s abolition after Syria’s new authorities had already treated it as defunct. In June 2025, President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree dismissing 67 judges who had served in what he described at the time as the “abolished Counter-Terrorism Court.”
by Reuters – Syria parliament votes to abolish Assad-era terrorism court, nullify rulings
