Sweden launches war crimes trial against former Syrian officer
8 months, 1 week ago

Sweden launches war crimes trial against former Syrian officer

Al Jazeera  

Mohammed Hamo is the first Syrian officer to face trial in Europe over military operations in the civil war. Sweden has launched the trial of a former Syrian army officer over his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 during the country’s civil war. The trial is one of a very small number thus far against high-ranking Syrian government or military officials, despite efforts in Europe to implement justice against those responsible for human rights abuses during Syria’s 13-year civil war. The prosecutor also said Hamo worked in the Syrian army’s 11th Division and was vital in making “strategic decisions and military operations”. “This trial is important because it’s the first time that anyone from the Syrian government or the Syrian army is actually put on trial for the attacks that took place,” claimed Aida Samani of the Stockholm-based Civil Rights Defenders human rights group.

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At least 7 arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing war crimes in Syria
5 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 7 arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing war crimes in Syria

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — At least seven people have been arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria in 2012-2014, authorities in the two countries said Wednesday. In a coordinated effort that also involved the European Union judicial cooperation agency Eurojust, the EU police agency Europol, and several other unnamed European countries, …

Swedish court acquits former Syrian army general accused of role in war crimes
6 months ago

Swedish court acquits former Syrian army general accused of role in war crimes

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Swedish judge on Thursday acquitted a former Syrian army general of indiscriminate attacks on civilians in his home country more than a decade ago, saying prosecutors failed to provide evidence of his involvement in the war crimes. Prosecutors said that as head of the Ordnance Department of the Syrian Army’s 11th Division, he was responsible for …

Sweden court acquits former Syrian general of alleged war crimes
6 months ago

Sweden court acquits former Syrian general of alleged war crimes

Al Jazeera  

Verdict says prosecution failed to prove that Mohammed Hamo’s division was involved in the cited ‘indiscriminate’ attacks. A court in Sweden has acquitted a former Syrian general of playing a role in alleged war crimes committed more than 10 years ago in his home country. In a statement announcing its verdict on Thursday, the Stockholm District Court said that while …

French court sentences 3 Syrian officials to life in prison in absentia for war crimes
7 months ago

French court sentences 3 Syrian officials to life in prison in absentia for war crimes

Associated Press  

PARIS — A Paris court sentenced three high-ranking Syrian officials in absentia to life in prison Friday for complicity in war crimes in a landmark case against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the first such case in Europe. The trial focused on the officials’ role in the alleged 2013 arrest in Damascus of Mazen Dabbagh, a Franco-Syrian …

The trial of a former Syrian general over alleged role in war crimes starts in Stockholm
8 months, 1 week ago

The trial of a former Syrian general over alleged role in war crimes starts in Stockholm

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — The trial of a former Syrian army general over his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 in his home country started at a Stockholm court Monday, a first according to a human rights organization. Gen Mohammed Hamo, who is currently residing in Sweden, is charged with aiding and abetting crimes violating international law, described by the …

Iraq’s former defense minister wanted in Sweden for fraud is arrested at the Stockholm airport
9 months ago

Iraq’s former defense minister wanted in Sweden for fraud is arrested at the Stockholm airport

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Iraq’s former defense minister, who holds dual Iraqi-Swedish citizenship, has been arrested in Sweden, authorities said Tuesday. Prosecutor Jens Nilsson told Swedish broadcaster SVT that Najah al-Shammari has been wanted for almost a year and a half. The prosecutor told broadcaster TV4 that al-Shammari was arrested on Monday at the Stockholm airport by upon arrival in Sweden. …

Swiss refer Syrian president’s uncle to trial for alleged war crimes over 4 decades ago
9 months, 1 week ago

Swiss refer Syrian president’s uncle to trial for alleged war crimes over 4 decades ago

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Swiss federal prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted former Syrian Vice President Rifaat Assad, the uncle of the war-battered country’s current president, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for allegedly ordering murder and torture more than four decades ago. The attorney general’s office said Assad, 86, is accused of directing the crimes in Syria in …

Switzerland to try Syria’s Rifaat al-Assad for war crimes
9 months, 1 week ago

Switzerland to try Syria’s Rifaat al-Assad for war crimes

Al Jazeera  

Rifaat al-Assad is accused of ordering crimes as a commander in Hama in February 1982, Swiss attorney general says. Swiss federal prosecutors have referred Syria’s ex-Vice President Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of the country’s current president, for trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed more than four decades ago. The criminal proceedings in Switzerland were …

Alleged ex-member of Syrian militia arrested in Germany, accused of crimes against humanity
1 year, 4 months ago

Alleged ex-member of Syrian militia arrested in Germany, accused of crimes against humanity

Associated Press  

BERLIN — An alleged former member of a Syrian pro-government militia has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of crimes against humanity related to the abuse and torture of civilians in the early years of his country’s civil war, prosecutors said Thursday. Between 2012 and 2015, the suspect was a local leader of a militia loyal to the government of …

France to try Syrian regime officials for crimes against humanity
1 year, 8 months ago

France to try Syrian regime officials for crimes against humanity

Al Jazeera  

French judges charge three senior advisers to Bashar al-Assad with complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes. French judges have ordered three senior members of the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad to stand trial for collusion in crimes against humanity over the deaths of two French Syrian men. They are Ali Mamlouk, head of the National Security Bureau …

Syrian war crimes suspect held in Netherlands denies accusations
2 years, 4 months ago

Syrian war crimes suspect held in Netherlands denies accusations

NL Times  

A 34-year-old man arrested in Kerkrade in May on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Syria in 2013 denies all charges against him. According to the authorities, Mustafa A. sided with the Syrian regime and committed war crimes. A. said he indeed joined Liwa al-Qud, a militia that works closely with Syrian intelligence and the Russian …

Former Syrian intelligence officer convicted for crimes against humanity
2 years, 11 months ago

Former Syrian intelligence officer convicted for crimes against humanity

LA Times  

Samaa Mahmoud, left, Mariam Alhallak, center, and Yasmen Almashan stand outside a German courthouse with pictures of relatives who died in Syria. In what was seen as a watershed moment in the fight for accountability in Syria’s war, a German court convicted a former Syrian intelligence officer on Thursday of carrying out crimes against humanity while heading a detention center …

Iranian stands trial in Sweden for alleged 1980s war crimes
3 years, 4 months ago

Iranian stands trial in Sweden for alleged 1980s war crimes

Al Jazeera  

Hamid Noury is accused of involvement in alleged state- An Iranian citizen accused of committing war crimes and murder during the final phase of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s has gone on trial in Sweden. Alleged executions According to Swedish authorities, Noury worked as a prosecution official at the Gohardasht prison when a large number of executions took place …

Dutch court: Syrian guilty of war crime in prisoner shooting
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch court: Syrian guilty of war crime in prisoner shooting

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court convicted a Syrian man Friday of committing a war crime in his country for his role in the 2012 summary execution of a prisoner. The case marked the first time a Dutch court has dealt with allegations of war crimes committed in Syria. The Dutch court said the defendant played a leading role …

Prosecutor seeks 27 years in jail for military execution by Syrian refugee
3 years, 5 months ago

Prosecutor seeks 27 years in jail for military execution by Syrian refugee

NL Times  

Prosecutors have demanded a 27-year prison sentence for Syrian refugee Ahmad al K. for his role in the execution of a Syrian soldier. Adding to the sentence is Al K.’s involvement in leading the terrorist organization Jabhat al-Nusra, NOS reported. The Dutch Public Prosecution Service has been investigating war crimes in Syria for multiple years. Al K.’s crimes can be …

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