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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/27/syrian-defectors-assad-relatives
Syrian Defectors Accuse Assad Family of Ordering Crimes Against Humanity
(Guardian-UK) Jonathan Miller - New evidence has emerged that members of Bashar al-Assad's family and inner circle are directly ordering the commission of crimes against humanity in Syria. Experts in international law consider it "preposterous and completely implausible" that the president would be unaware of systematic and widespread killing and torture. The documentary, "The Real Mr. and Mrs. Assad," broadcast Monday in the UK on Channel 4, examines emails downloaded from the private accounts of Assad and his wife, Asma, and reports claims by two defectors that Brig.-Gen. Atef Najib, Assad's cousin, ordered them to fire live ammunition at demonstrators.