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.

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…