A German court has sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment for torture and war crimes in his homeland for killing two people and torturing nine in Syria between 2011 and 2012.

A Syrian doctor, accused of torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland, sits in the Higher Regional Court before the verdict is announced in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, June 16, 2025.

A Syrian doctor, center, accused of torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland, is led into the courtroom next to his lawyer Oussama Al-Agi, 2nd left, for the verdict, in the Higher Regional ...

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Boris Roessler A Syrian doctor, center, accused of torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland, stands next to his lawyer Oussama Al-Agi, right, in the Higher Regional Court before the verdict ...

The 40-year-old Syrian, who was identified as Alaa M. in line with German privacy rules, was placed in preventive detention, German news agency dpa reported.

Lil' Angels Day Care A Syrian doctor, center, accused of torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland, stands next to his lawyer Oussama Al-Agi, right, in the Higher … ...