German police arrest Syrian man suspected of crimes against humanity
Some protesters were handed over to police and intelligence authorities and, while detained, subjected to severe abuse, said the prosecutors, adding in once case, a protester died
September 30, 2025 09:08
BERLIN: German police arrested on Tuesday a Syrian man suspected of committing crimes against humanity, including killing and torturing, as a militia leader in 2011 in Aleppo, prosecutors said.
The Syrian national, identified only as Anwar S. in line with German privacy laws, is suspected of being head of the “shabiha militia” deployed in Aleppo on behalf of the former Syrian leadership under then-President Bashar Assad.
