Current location:opinions >>
Landmark Paris trial of Syrian officials accused of torturing, killing a father and his son starts
opinions574People have gathered around
IntroductionPARIS (AP) — The landmark trial of three former Syrian intelligence officials began Tuesday at a Par ...
PARIS (AP) — The landmark trial of three former Syrian intelligence officials began Tuesday at a Paris court for the alleged torture and killing of a French-Syrian father and son who were arrested over a decade ago, during the height of Arab Spring-inspired anti-government protests.
International warrants have been issued for the defendants, being tried in absentia.
The father Mazen Dabbagh and his son, Patrick, were arrested in the Syrian capital, Damascus, in 2013, following a crackdown on demonstrations that later turned into a brutal civil war, now in its 14th year. The probe into their disappearance started in 2015 when Obeida Dabbagh, Mazen’s brother, testified to investigators already examining war crimes in Syria.
The four-day hearings come as Syria’s President Bashar Assad has started to shed his longtime status as a pariah that stemmed from the violence unleashed on his opponents. Human rights groups involved in the case hope it will refocus attention on alleged atrocities.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“World Whirl news portal”。http://azerbaijan.majalahburung.com/news-50a399624.html
Related articles
Emma Hayes' first roster as coach of the US women's team includes 2 first
opinionsCoach Emma Hayes has selected her first roster for the United States ahead of a pair of friendlies a ...
【opinions】
Read moreDesert locusts seen in Sanaa, Yemen
opinionsA boy walks through a swarm of desert locusts in Sanaa, Yemen, July 12, 2020. The United Nations Foo ...
【opinions】
Read moreXi Urges Guangxi to Write Its Chapter in Chinese Modernization
opinionsContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom ...
【opinions】
Read more
Popular articles
- At least 6 Egyptian women die after vehicle slides off ferry and plunges into Nile River
- Chinese, Qatari medical experts hold video conference on fighting COVID
- Turkey vows to retaliate if EU imposes new sanctions
- China hands over first batch of vaccine donation to Maldives
- Report says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans
- Mayor of S.Korean capital Seoul found dead
Latest articles
Syrian first lady Asma Assad diagnosed with leukemia, president's office says
Xi Urges All
China's homegrown C919, ARJ21 commence Southeast Asian demo flights
Xi Urges Guangxi to Write Its Chapter in Chinese Modernization
Hometown of Laura Ingalls Wilder set for a growth spurt
Animal husbandry sees broad prospects in digitalization
LINKS
- Students Learn Bamboo Weaving Skill in South China's Guangxi
- Museum of Grand Canal Culture to Open in Beijing
- County in E China Develops Rope Net Industry
- Hainan free trade port development in full swing: Governor
- China Overall 5
- Flame for Hangzhou Asian Para Games Lit in Guangzhou
- Young People Infuse Vibrancy into Chinese Square Dancing
- UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack in Russia
- China Launches Shenzhou
- Efforts to Improve Child Development in Rural Areas