Germany convicts former Assad regime agent in historic Syria torture verdict

Eyad al-Gharib found guilty of aiding and abetting a crime against humanityA court in Germany has found a Syrian man 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. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/24/germany-convicts-former-assad-regime-agent-in-historic-syria-torture-verdict #syria #bashar_al-assad #middle_east_and_north_africa #world_news #germany #europe