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Ex-Syrian Agent Convicted by German Court
A former member of Syrian president Bashar al Assad’s secret police has been sentenced by a German court to four and a half years in jail for facilitating the torture of prisoners. Human rights activists hope the landmark ruling will set a precedent for other cases connected to the 10-year-old Syrian civil war. It was the first time a court outside Syria had ruled in a case alleging Syrian government officials committed crimes against humanity.
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