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Pro-Assad regime fighter sentenced in Netherlands to 12 years in prison for torture

A district court in The Hague found a pro-Assad regime militia member guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his involvement in torture and illegal detention during the ongoing conflict in Syria. He has been sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment.

Reuters WORLD
Published January 22,2024
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A district court in The Hague on Monday convicted a Syrian pro-Assad regime militia fighter of war crimes and crimes against humanity for torture and illegal arrest in Syria and sentenced him to 12 years in prison.