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Story summary
- The New York Times investigation found Syrian officials forged confessions and manipulated records to evade accountability, based on thousands of documents and interviews with more than 50 individuals tied to the Assad regime.
- In December 2018, top Syrian leaders, including security chief Ali Mamlouk, met to discuss concealing evidence of atrocities like mass graves and torture facilities.
- After the meeting, security agencies began altering documentation to obscure detainee deaths.
