Spain to investigate Syrian officials for alleged torture

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Spain to investigate Syrian officials for alleged torture

A Spanish court has ordered the first criminal investigation into the actions of Syrian government officials during the country's civil war.

The case involves a Spanish woman, born in Syria, who said her brother was tortured and executed by Syrian security forces in 2013.

Photographs confirming his death and apparent torture were smuggled out of Syria by a forensic photographer.

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