VIENNA: A Syrian ex-general and a former police officer were handed eight-year jail sentences by a Viennese court on Monday for torturing opponents of ousted leader Bashar Assad.The trial is the latest to see suspects from the Syrian civil war tried in European courts under the legal tool of universal jurisdiction, allowing judges to rule on serious alleged crimes committed abroad.It has also caused a media stir in the Alpine nation, with prosecutors claiming that a secret agreement between the Austrian and Israeli intelligence services allowed the ex-general to settle down in Austria.Khaled A

VIENNA: A former general and a former Syrian police officer will hear on Monday in Vienna whether they have been found guilty of torturing opponents of Bashar Assad’s regime. The…

An Austrian court on Monday convicted a former Syrian intelligence chief from Raqqa of offences including torture and sexual assault over the mistreatment