Judge rules that Spain has jurisdiction to prosecute in case of truck driver who was allegedly tortured and murdered in Damascus
Sam Jones in Madrid
Monday 27 March 2017 15.12 BST
Efforts by the international community to bring Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, to justice have been hindered because the country is not a signatory to the international criminal court.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/27/spanish-court-syria-state-terrorism-assad-regime-mrs-ah