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Assad regime ex-officials face trial in Austria
A court in Vienna has charged a former dean of Syrian intelligence and a former head of the local criminal investigation office with torture and abuse against detainees in Raqqa between 2011 and 2013, during a crackdown against protesters in Syria. The defendants, who applied for asylum in Austria in 2015 and currently reside there, face penalties of up to 10 years in prison after the statute of limitations was lifted. The trial is part of international justice efforts to hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations committed during the Syrian crisis.
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