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January 13, 2022

German Court Finds Ex-Syrian Intel Officer Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity
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A court in Germany has found a former Syrian intelligence officer guilty
of crimes against humanity, wrapping up the first-ever torture trial
against a member of President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Anwar Raslan, a
Syrian army colonel, was sentenced to life in prison after the court
linked him to at least 4,000 instances of torture, dozens of murders and
five cases of sexual violence in Syria. Police arrested Raslan in
Germany in 2019, with prosecutors citing the principle of universal
jurisdiction for serious crimes. 


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