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

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 al-Assad.

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…

A Vienna court has convicted two former Syrian security officials, includng the former intelligence chief in Raqqa, for offenses including torture and sexual assault against…

A Vienna court has convicted two former Syrian security officials, including the former intelligence chief in Raqqa, for offenses including torture and sexual assault against…

Khaled al-Halabi denied involvement, but the court deemed him responsible for abuse of detainees in Raqqa.

Fußtritte ins Gesicht, Elektroschocks im Genitalbereich: Zwei Offiziere des Assad-Regimes sollen so Kritiker gequält haben. Nun sollen beide für je acht Jahre in Haft.

Das Wiener Landesgericht spricht lange Haftstrafen gegen zwei Helfer des Assad-Regimes aus. Es geht um Folter und Misshandlungen in einem Gefängnis in Raqqa.

In Österreich wurde der bisher höchstrangige Vertreter des gestürzten Asad-Regimes juristisch zur Verantwortung gezogen. Laut dem Gericht liess er in einem von ihm geleiteten…

In Wien wird ein Ex-General des Assad-Regimes zu acht Jahren Haft verurteilt. Der Fall zieht Kreise bis zum israelischen Geheimdienst.