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German Public Prosectuor Indicts Two Syrian Nationals with Crimes Against Humanity [1]

Blog Name: 
International Law in Brief [2]
Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

The German Public Prosecutor's office announced [3] [in German] on October 29, 2019, that it has filed charges against two Syrian nationals for crimes against humanity. According to the Guardian's coverage [4], the two individuals were arrested in February 2019, as a result of a coordinated operation by German and French police. Anwar Raslan has been indicted with crimes against humanity, murder, rape, and severe sexual assault in connection with a prison investigative unit known as Branch 251 that was run by Raslan. The other individual, Eyad al-Gharib, has been charged with aiding the commission of crimes against humanity. No further information about the prosecution is available at this time.


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[1] https://www.asil.org/ILIB/german-public-prosectuor-indicts-two-syrian-nationals-crimes-against-humanity
[2] https://www.asil.org/blog-name/international-law-brief
[3] https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/de/showpress.php?newsid=858
[4] https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/oct/29/germany-charges-two-syrians-with-crimes-against-humanity?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_b-gdnnews&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1572347832