一个英国法院指控一名58岁的叙利亚前情报官员在2011年大马士革镇压期间犯有谋杀和酷刑罪,这是联合王国战争罪法下的第一个案件。 A UK court charges a 58-year-old former Syrian intelligence officer with murder and torture over 2011 Damascus crackdown, marking the first case under the UK’s war crimes law.

住在联合王国的一名58岁的叙利亚空军前情报官员被控在2011年大马士革郊区镇压抗议活动期间据称采取的行动,被控犯有3项谋杀罪和3项作为危害人类罪的酷刑罪,以及1项辅助谋杀行为罪。 A 58-year-old former Syrian Air Force Intelligence officer living in the UK has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of torture as crimes against humanity, along with one count of conduct ancillary to murder, for alleged actions during the 2011 crackdown on protests in Damascus suburbs. 这是联合王国2001年《国际刑事法院法》规定的第一个此类案件,起因于2011年4月和6月的事件,嫌疑人于2021年12月被捕,并获得保释。 The case, the first of its kind under the UK’s International Criminal Court Act 2001, stems from events in April and June 2011, with the suspect arrested in December 2021 and released on bail. 当局说调查涉及国际合作, 并反映了英国对被控战犯的“无安全避难所”政策。 Authorities say the investigation involved international cooperation and reflects the UK’s “no safe haven” policy toward alleged war criminals. 他将在威斯敏斯特治安法院出庭,其身份受到法院命令的保护。 He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, with his identity protected by a court order.