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Gavin Blackburn

Two former Syrian officials accused of torture during al-Assad era go on trial in Austria

An ex-Syrian general and a former senior Syrian police officer went on trial in Vienna on Monday, accused of torturing opponents of the now-deposed regime of Bashar al-Assad.

The two are accused "of having, on numerous occasions, ordered or failed to oppose the mistreatment of members of a protest movement," according to prosecutors.

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