World News
February 13, 2019
Two Syrians arrested in Germany for suspected crimes against humanity
BERLIN (Reuters) - Police have arrested two Syrian citizens in Germany on suspicion of crimes against humanity, including torturing prisoners, during their work for the intelligence service in Syria, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Germany, Norway and Sweden are the only three European countries with universal jurisdiction over war crimes, meaning they can prosecute and try crimes committed abroad. More than 600,000 Syrians live in Germany.
The two suspects, identified as Anwar R., aged 56, and Eyad A., 42, were arrested by federal police in Berlin and Rhineland-Palatinate state.
Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-syria/two-syrians-arrested-in-germany-for-suspected-crimes-against-humanity-idUSKCN1Q21FO
German law doesn't disclose last names. It says they worked for the government. This is not the first time, that even those who have worked for the Syrian government have been in the news in Germany.
