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Prosecutors accuse the official, named as Fahad A, of torturing dozens of prisoners in jail run by Syrian intelligence.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\nPublished On 22 Dec 2025<\/span>22 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nClick here to share on social media<\/p>\nshare2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>German prosecutors have charged a former Syrian security official with crimes against humanity, accusing him of torturing dozens of prisoners at a Damascus jail while ex-President Bashar al-Assad was in power.<\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s Federal Public Prosecutor General\u2019s office announced the indictment on Monday, alleging the ex-prison guard, named only as Fahad A, took part in more than 100 interrogations between 2011 and 2012 in which prisoners were \u201csubjected to severe physical abuse\u201d.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The abuse included electric shocks, cable beatings, forced stress positions and suspensions from the ceiling, according to a statement by the prosecutor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs \u200ca result of such mistreatment and the catastrophic prison conditions, at least \u200c70 prisoners died,\u201d said the statement, noting the former guard is also charged with murder.<\/p>\n<p>The official was arrested on May 27 and formally indicted on December 10.<\/p>\n<p>He is being held in pre-trial detention, the German prosecutor\u2019s office added.<\/p>\n<p>Syrians have demanded justice for crimes committed under the decades-long rule of al-Assad, who was removed from power in December 2024 after a rapid rebel offensive.<\/p>\n<p>The Assad regime, which was accused of mass human rights abuses, including the torture of detainees and enforced disappearances, fell after nearly 14 years of civil war.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"universal-jurisdiction\">Universal jurisdiction<\/h2>\n<p>In Germany, prosecutors have \u2060used universal jurisdiction laws to seek trials for suspects in crimes against humanity committed anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Based on \u200cthese laws, several people suspected of war crimes during the Syrian conflict have been arrested in the last \u200dfew years in Germany, which is home to about one million Syrians.<\/p>\n<p>In June, a court in Frankfurt handed a life sentence to a Syrian doctor convicted of carrying out acts of torture as part of al-Assad\u2019s crackdown on dissent.<\/p>\n<p>The doctor, Alaa Mousa, was accused of torturing patients at military hospitals in Damascus and Homs, where political prisoners were regularly brought for supposed treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses described Mousa pouring flammable liquid on a prisoner\u2019s wounds before setting them alight and kicking the man in the face, shattering his teeth. In another incident, the doctor was accused of injecting a detainee with a fatal substance for refusing to be beaten.<\/p>\n<p>One former prisoner described the Damascus hospital where he was held as a \u201cslaughterhouse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Presiding judge, Christoph Koller, said the verdict underscored the \u201cbrutality of Assad\u2019s dictatorial, unjust regime\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecutors accuse the official, named as Fahad A, of torturing dozens of prisoners in jail run by Syrian intelligence. 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Published On 22 Dec 2025<\/span>22 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nClick here to share on social media<\/p>\nshare2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>German prosecutors have charged a former Syrian security official with crimes against humanity, accusing him of torturing dozens of prisoners at a Damascus jail while ex-President Bashar al-Assad was in power.<\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s Federal Public Prosecutor General\u2019s office announced the indictment on Monday, alleging the ex-prison guard, named only as Fahad A, took part in more than 100 interrogations between 2011 and 2012 in which prisoners were \u201csubjected to severe physical abuse\u201d.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The abuse included electric shocks, cable beatings, forced stress positions and suspensions from the ceiling, according to a statement by the prosecutor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs \u200ca result of such mistreatment and the catastrophic prison conditions, at least \u200c70 prisoners died,\u201d said the statement, noting the former guard is also charged with murder.<\/p>\n<p>The official was arrested on May 27 and formally indicted on December 10.<\/p>\n<p>He is being held in pre-trial detention, the German prosecutor\u2019s office added.<\/p>\n<p>Syrians have demanded justice for crimes committed under the decades-long rule of al-Assad, who was removed from power in December 2024 after a rapid rebel offensive.<\/p>\n<p>The Assad regime, which was accused of mass human rights abuses, including the torture of detainees and enforced disappearances, fell after nearly 14 years of civil war.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"universal-jurisdiction\">Universal jurisdiction<\/h2>\n<p>In Germany, prosecutors have \u2060used universal jurisdiction laws to seek trials for suspects in crimes against humanity committed anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Based on \u200cthese laws, several people suspected of war crimes during the Syrian conflict have been arrested in the last \u200dfew years in Germany, which is home to about one million Syrians.<\/p>\n<p>In June, a court in Frankfurt handed a life sentence to a Syrian doctor convicted of carrying out acts of torture as part of al-Assad\u2019s crackdown on dissent.<\/p>\n<p>The doctor, Alaa Mousa, was accused of torturing patients at military hospitals in Damascus and Homs, where political prisoners were regularly brought for supposed treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses described Mousa pouring flammable liquid on a prisoner\u2019s wounds before setting them alight and kicking the man in the face, shattering his teeth. In another incident, the doctor was accused of injecting a detainee with a fatal substance for refusing to be beaten.<\/p>\n<p>One former prisoner described the Damascus hospital where he was held as a \u201cslaughterhouse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Presiding judge, Christoph Koller, said the verdict underscored the \u201cbrutality of Assad\u2019s dictatorial, unjust regime\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecutors accuse the official, named as Fahad A, of torturing dozens of prisoners in jail run by Syrian intelligence. 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In another incident, the doctor was accused of injecting a detainee with a fatal substance for refusing to be beaten.<\/p>\n<p>One former prisoner described the Damascus hospital where he was held as a \u201cslaughterhouse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Presiding judge, Christoph Koller, said the verdict underscored the \u201cbrutality of Assad\u2019s dictatorial, unjust regime\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecutors accuse the official, named as Fahad A, of torturing dozens of prisoners in jail run by Syrian intelligence. 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