A Syrian ex-general and a former police officer were handed eight-year jail sentences by a Viennese court on Monday for torturing opponents of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad.The trial is the latest to see suspects from the Syrian civil war tried in European courts under the legal tool of universal jurisdiction, allowing judges to rule on serious alleged crimes committed abroad.
Austrian court sentences Syrian torturers to 8 years in jail
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Austrian court convicts 2 former Syrian officials of torture
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Austrian court convicts 2 former Syrian officials of torture
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Austrian court convicts 2 former Syrian officials of torture