LONDON: British prosecutors charged a UK-resident with crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Syria, linked to his role putting down demonstrations in April 2011, police said on Monday.
The London-based Counter Terrorism Policing said it was the “first prosecution of its kind in the UK.”
“The 58-year-old man, who now lives in the UK, has been charged in relation to his time working in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence (AFI) in Damascus,” the CTP said.
The man, who has not been named, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Tuesday.
He was charged with three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, three counts of torture, and one offense of conduct ancillary to murder as a crime against humanity.
