Dutch court sentences former Syrian regime figure to 26 years in prison

A Dutch court has sentenced a former Syrian regime figure to 26 years in prison after finding him guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Judicial authorities in the Netherlands prosecuted Rafik al-Qatrib, a former member of the regime-linked National Defence Forces militia, before a district court in The Hague on charges related to serious violations committed against civilians in Syria. The court handed al-Qatrib a 26-year prison sentence over allegations of grave abuses carried out during recent years against Syrian citizens. The trial was part of ongoing efforts to pursue and hold accountable former regime officials accused of crimes and violations against the Syrian people. According to Syrian media reports, al-Qatrib worked as an investigator for the National […]