Judge rules that Spain has jurisdiction to prosecute in case of truck driver who was allegedly tortured and murdered in DamascusA Spanish court is to investigate allegations that nine members of the Syrian regime committed “state terrorism” by kidnapping,torturing and murdering a truck driver who disappeared in Damascus four years ago.
The landmark case – the first criminal complaint accepted against President Bashar al-Assad’s security forces by a European court – has been brought on behalf of the victim’s sister, a Spanish citizen who lives in Madrid. Related: ‘They were torturing to murder’: inside Syria’s death machine | Garance le Caisne Related: Syrian army photographer describes torture and murder in Assad’s prisons Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com