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German Court To Rule In Case Of Syrian 'Torture' Doctor

Prosecutors have asked judges at Frankurt's higher regional court to hand down a life sentence (Credit: AFP)

A German court will rule Monday on the case of a Syrian doctor accused of crimes against humanity under former dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Alaa Mousa, 40, is accused of torturing detainees at military hospitals in Damascus and Homs on 18 occasions between 2011 and 2012, including setting fire to a teenage boy's genitals.

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