German court finds main suspect guilty in first Syria torture trial
Anwar R. was found guilty on 27 of out 58 counts of murder, rape and sexual assault carried out at a Damascus prison.
Anwar R, a former Syrian officer of Syrian President Bashar el-Assad's intelligence agency arrives at the higher regional court of Koblenz before the verdict in his trial for crimes against humanity, including torture and killing in Koblenz, Germany, January 13, 2022.(photo credit: THOMAS FREY/POOL VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: