The official, Akram Salloum al-Abdullah, is accused of executing detainees, and other 'serious violations'.

The official, Akram Salloum al-Abdullah, is accused of executing detainees, and other 'serious violations'.

LONDON: Syrian authorities this week arrested a former military official accused of executing detainees at Saydnaya prison during the regime of Bashar Assad, the Sana news agency…