BREAKING: German court convicts former Syrian secret police officer of crimes against humanity in landmark torture trial.
Both men were arrested in Germany in 2019, years after seeking asylum in the country.toward justice for countless people who have been unable to file criminal complaints against officials in Syria or before the International Criminal Court.
“We are starting to see the fruits of a determined push by courageous survivors, activists and others to achieve justice for horrific atrocities in Syria’s network of prisons,” said Balkees Jarrah, associate international justice director at Human Rights Watch. The trial is the first of its kind worldwide and other courts may cite the verdict and evidence heard in Koblenz, said Patrick Kroker, a lawyer with the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights. The group represented several victims who under German law were able to take part in the proceedings as co-plaintiffs.
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