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Syria's rebels hail ex-officer's conviction, want justice to go higher - Egypt Independent

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Anwar Raslan, 58, was convicted on 27 out of 58 counts of murder, rape and sexual assault. He defected to Syria's opposition in 2012 before securing asylum in Germany. Opposition groups say cases against lower ranking officers should not distract from more senior targets. The Assad government routinely denies torturing prisoners.

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Syria's rebels hail ex-officer's conviction, want justice to go higher - Egypt Independent

AMMAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Syrian rebel and opposition groups said Germany’s conviction of a former Syrian intelligence officer for crimes against humanity this week was welcome but was only a step towards holding to account President Bashar al-Assad and his top aides.The conviction of Anwar Raslan, who defected to Syria’s opposition in 2012 before securing asylum in Germany, marked a landmark ruling related to state-backed torture committed duri…

2 years ago·Cairo, Egypt
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