The cousin of former President Bashar al-Assad faces charges that include murder, torture and responsibility for massacres. A cousin of toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has been charged with at least 10 crimes, including murder, torture and responsibility for massacres, in the second session of a landmark trial. Atef Najib, the former head of political security in southern Syria’s Deraa province, appeared in the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus on Sunday in a cage and wearing a striped prison uniform. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Australian women with alleged ISIL ties returning from Syria, minister says list 2 of 3 Syria and Lebanon make ‘significant progress’ at talks on joint interests list 3 of 3 Syria sees first government reshuffle since al-Assad’s ouster end of list He is accused of overseeing a violent crackdown on antigovernment protesters in Deraa during the 2011 uprising, which sparked Syria’s 14-year civil war.…