Former Syrian secret police officer found guilty by German court of crimes against humanity
Syrian woman Yasmen Almashan holds the pictures of her five dead brothers before the verdict in front of the court in Koblenz, Germany.htA former Syrian secret police officer has been convicted by a German court of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near the Syrian capital, Damascus, a decade ago.
A junior officer, Eyad al-Gharib, was convicted last year of accessory to crimes against humanity and sentenced by the Koblenz court to four-and-a-half years in prison.Serda Alshehabi comments on the verdict in front of the building of the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, GermanyHuman rights groups hope the verdict will be a first step toward justice for countless Syrians who suffered abuse or lost relatives at the hands of President Bashar Assad’s government in the ongoing civil war.
Experts say countries such as Germany, which apply the principle of universal jurisdiction for serious crimes, will increasingly become the venue for such trials.Balkees Jarrah, associate international justice director at Human Rights Watch, said: “We are starting to see the fruits of a determined push by courageous survivors, activists and others to achieve justice for horrific atrocities in Syria’s network of prisons.
The trial is the first of its kind worldwide and other courts may cite the verdict and evidence heard in Koblenz, said Patrick Kroker, a lawyer with the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights. The group represented several victims who under German law were able to take part in the proceedings as co-plaintiffs.
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