Syrian doctor convicted in Germany of war crimes appeals sentence

NAMPA / DPA
2025-06-23
Frankfurt (dpa) - A Syrian-born doctor sentenced in Germany to life in prison for torture and war crimes committed in his native country has appealed the verdict, a court said on Monday. The 40-year-old doctor was convicted last week of torturing and killing people in Syria, and given the maximum sentence of life imprisonment with preventive detention due to a finding of special guilt. A spokeswoman for the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court said i......
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