German court sentences Syrian ‘torture’ doctor to life in prison

16/06/2025 02:05 France 24

A German court on Monday sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment for torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland for killing two people and torturing nine between 2011 and 2012, under the Assad regime.

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