A German court sentences a former Syrian colonel to life for crimes against humanity, in a landmark case for victims of atrocities in Syria
Anwar Raslan, a senior regime official, headed the investigation unit at a notorious Damascus detention center known as Branch 251. He was charged with complicity in at least 4,000 cases of torture, dozens of murders and three cases of sexual assault and rape.His co-defendant, Eyad al-Gharib, a junior officer who also served in the facility, was convicted in February 2021 for aiding and abetting torture and deprivation of liberty as crimes against humanity.
Syrian refugee and activist: 'You either leave or you die' 08:25Raslan, who defected from the Syrian regime in 2012 and fled the country, had denied all the charges against him. Read MoreThe landmark ruling comes as the Assad regime -- accused of killing hundreds of thousands of civilians with conventional and chemical weapons -- has been repairing diplomatic ties with former regional foes, such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
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