Netherlands jails Syrian for 26 years over torture
A Dutch court sentenced a Syrian man to 26 years in prison for crimes of torture and rape against opponents of the Assad regime during the Syrian war. Harsh measures were used against the victims, including electric shocks and nudity. This is the first time in the Netherlands that sexual violence has been prosecuted as a crime against humanity, and the court described the crimes as having an exceptional severity on the victims. The man, who arrived in the Netherlands in 2021, was charged after his arrest following a report. He denied the charges, but the evidence confirmed the victims' suffering.
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