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 Gefängnis in Rakka Oppositionelle systematisch foltern.

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…

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.