French court issues life sentences to three senior Syrian officials for war crimes

In France, three high-ranking representatives of the Syrian government have been sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for aiding and abetting crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Torture in Syria: Paris court sentences three senior officials from Assad's regime to life imprisonment

The three men, who still live in Syria, belong to the upper ranks of the Syrian security system. They were found guilty in absentia on Friday of complicity in crimes against humanity and complicity in war crimes.

French court finds three Syrian officials guilty of war crimes

A Paris court has sentenced three members of Syria's Assad regime to life imprisonment for complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes in a landmark trial.

Paris court orders life terms for 3 Syrian officials in landmark war crimes case

A Paris court on Friday ordered life prison sentences for three top Syrian security officials for complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes in a landmark case. It is the first time that France has held a trial on abuses committed during Syria's civil war since 2011. The accused -- Ali Mamlouk, former head of the National Security Bureau; Jamil Hassan, former director of the Air Force intelligence service; and Abdel Salam Mahmoud, for

France: 3 Syrian officials convicted of war crimes

The trial focused on the officials' role in the alleged 2013 arrest in Damascus of Mazen Dabbagh, a French-Syrian father, and his son Patrick, and their subsequent torture and killing.

Three Syrians have received life sentences for their involvement in war crimes. However, the verdict in Paris was delivered in the absence of the defendants.