US EditionFrance tries Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman on war crime charges
- Issam Bouidani, a prominent Syrian military figure, was detained at Dubai International Airport while attempting to leave the UAE, according to Syrian sources.
- French authorities arrested Majdi Nema, a former spokesperson for Jaish al-Islam, on war crime charges under the principle of universal jurisdiction, marking the first trial for Syria's civil war in France.
- Nema faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly recruiting children for the rebel group, following actions taken by the International Federation for Human Rights.
- Rights groups, including the FIDH, informed French authorities of Nema's presence in France, leading to his arrest after he entered on a student exchange.
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Syrian Civil War Rebel Goes on Trial in France on War Crime Charges
A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman went on trial in France on Tuesday under the principle of universal jurisdiction. The post Syrian Civil War Rebel Goes on Trial in France on War Crime Charges appeared first on Breitbart.
Former spokesman for an Islamist group tried in France for complicity in war crimes in Syria
Judged in the name of universal jurisdiction, Majdi Nema, former spokesman for Jaysh al-Islam, is accused of complicity in this group's atrocious crimes during the Syrian civil war.
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France tries Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman on war crime charges
A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman is to go on trial in France on Tuesday under the principle of universal jurisdiction, accused of complicity in war crimes during Syria's civil war.
An ex-Syrian rebelle tried in France for complicity in war crimes in Syria
The universal jurisdiction of French justice is at the heart of the trial of an ex-Syrian Salafist Rebel, tried from this Tuesday, April 29 in the Paris Court of Assizes. Majdi Nema, a former member of Jaysh al-Islam, is charged in particular with complicity in war crimes between 2013 and 2016 in Syria. Charges he challenges.
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