Charges brought in Germany over alleged torture in Syrian prison

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2025-12-22

Berlin (dpa) - Germany's Federal Public Prosecutor's Office has brought charges against a man who is accused of being a former guard at a Syrian prison under the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The man is "sufficiently suspected of murder, torture and deprivation of liberty as crimes against humanity," the authority said in a statement on Monday. The charges were filed with the State Security Senate of the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz on December......

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