German court jails former Syrian intelligence officer for life

Anwar Raslan was accused of 58 murders in Damascus prison where prosecutors said thousands were tortured

A German court has sentenced a Syrian former intelligence officer in Bashar al-Assad’s security services to life in prison, the broadcaster NTV has reported.

Prosecutors had accused Anwar Raslan of 58 murders in a Damascus prison where they say at least 4,000 opposition activists were tortured in 2011 and 2012.

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