May 27, 2025 Meet the Middle East

Germany arrests Syrian accused of crimes under Assad

An alleged former Syrian prison guard has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity under former president Bashar al-Assad, prosecutors said Tuesday.The man, identified only as Fahad A., is accused of "acts of killing, torture and deprivation of liberty" while he worked in a Damascus facility run by Syrian intelligence in 2011 and 2012, during the Arab Spring protests.
Source: Al Monitor
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