VIENNA: An ex-Syrian general and a former senior Syrian police officer pleaded not guilty on Monday to torturing opponents of ousted president Bashar Assad as their trial started in Vienna. The two face charges including torture, aggravated coercion, sexual coercion and inflicting serious bodily harm. Prosecutors accused them of “having, on numerous occasions, ordered or failed to oppose the mistreatment of members of a protest movement.” Brig. Gen. Khaled Al-Halabi, 63, a former Syrian intelligence officer who has been in pre-trial detention since 2024, and Lt. Col.

Un ex-général et un ex-policier syriens ont commencé à être jugés lundi à Vienne, en Autriche, lors d’un rare procès en Europe pour des faits de torture commis sur des opposants…

An ex-Syrian general and a former senior Syrian police officer pleaded not guilty on Monday to torturing opponents of ousted president Bashar al-Assad as their trial started in…