A prominent Syrian political activist has evaded a travel ban and fled to Spain before the end of his trial for "weakening national sentiment".
Louay Hussein, head of the Building the Syrian State (BSS) party, said he had felt that his life was in danger.
The 55-year-old was a leading member of Syria's internal opposition, which is largely tolerated by the government.
But he was detained last year after writing a newspaper article that was critical of President Bashar al-Assad.
In February, he was released on bail and banned from leaving the country.