Germany convicts former Assad regime agent in historic Syria torture verdict
by Bethan McKernan in Istanbul from World news | The Guardian on (#5EK24)
Eyad al-Gharib found guilty of aiding and abetting a crime against humanity
A court in Germany has found a former Syrian regime official guilty of being an accomplice to crimes against humanity, in a historic first victory for efforts worldwide to bring legal accountability for atrocities committed in Syria's long war.
Eyad al-Gharib, a 44-year-old former colonel in the Syrian intelligence service, carried out orders in one of Bashar al-Assad's notorious prisons.
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