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Hague court gives ex-Syrian interrogator to 26 years for crimes ... Image Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background - Credit: SergPoznanskiy / DepositPhotos - License: DepositPhotos Crime Politics Salamiyah Assad regime The Hague court National Defense Forces compensation claims torture rape » More tags « Less tags Monday, 15 June 2026 - 17:00 Share this article: Hague court gives ex-Syrian interrogator to 26 years for crimes including rape, torture A court in The Hague on Monday sentenced a 58-year-old former interrogator for the Assad regime in Syria to 26 years in prison after convicting him of 19 international crimes committed against eight victims in Syria in 2013 and 2014, including torture, rape, and other sexual violence. The District Court of The Hague found that the man served as an interrogator for the National Defense Forces (NDF), a paramilitary organization aligned with President Bashar al-Assad, in the city of Salamiyah. During the Syrian uprising, the NDF violently suppressed anti-government protests, arrested opponents and demonstrators, and operated its own detention centers where detainees were interrogated and subjected to serious abuses. Judg…

Dutch court sentences Syrian to 26 years for torturing for al-Assad The sentence is the latest in a series of European cases against Syrians since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in 2024.

Dutch court sentences Syrian to 26 years for torturing for al-Assad ... The sentence is the latest in a series of European cases against Syrians since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in 2024. By Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 15 Jun 202615 Jun 2026 A Dutch court has sentenced a Syrian man to 26 years in prison for crimes against humanity committed during his time working for the regime of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad . The court in The Hague handed down the sentence to Rafik A on Monday, having found that he tortured and raped prisoners while working as an interrogator. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The court heard that the defendant, whose last name it withheld, used several methods against opponents in detention centres in 2013 and 2014, including suspending them upside down and subjecting them to electric shocks. “The suspect was engaged in torture, rape or other sexual abuse of eight victims in this case, either by committing the acts himself or by ordering others to do so,” ‌presiding ⁠Judge Wim van Hattum said in a ruling summary. The sentence is the latest in a series of cases brought against Syrian nationals since longtime ruler Ba…

Dutch Court Sentences Former Syrian Militia Member to 26 Years for ... Dutch Court Sentences Former Syrian Militia Member to 26 Years for Crimes Against Humanity A district court in The Hague sentenced Rafik A., a former pro-Assad militia member, to 26 years in prison for torturing and raping prisoners. This case marks the first Dutch conviction for atrocities by pro-government forces in Syria. Rafik A. denied the charges but was convicted under universal jurisdiction. Devdiscourse News Desk | A District Court In The Hague On Monday Sentenced To Years In Prison A Former Proassad Militia Member For Committing Crimes Against Humanity By Torturing And Raping Prisoners More Than A Decade Ago The Judges Said It Was Established That Yearold Rafik A | Updated: 15-06-2026 21:33 IST | Created: 15-06-2026 21:33 IST SHARE In a landmark verdict, a district court in The Hague sentenced Rafik A., a former member of Syria's pro-Assad militia, to 26 years imprisonment for heinous crimes against humanity. He was found guilty of torturing and raping prisoners during the early 2010s, according to the court's ruling. Despite denying involvement in the acts and accusing witnesses of false testimony, …

Dutch court sentences Syrian man to 26 years for torture and rape ... Updated On:15 June, 2026 10:48 PM IST|The Hague|AFP A Dutch court sentenced a 58-year-old Syrian man to 26 years in prison for crimes against humanity, including torture, sexual abuse and rape committed against opponents of Bashar al-Assad during Syria's civil war Representational pic A Dutch court Monday sentenced a Syrian man to 26 years in jail for the torture and rape of opponents of former president Bashar al-Assad during thecountry's civil war. The 58-year-old man, identified as Rafik A., was head of the interrogation unit of the National Defence Force (NDF) in the western Syrian city of Salamiyah in 2013 and 2014. How do you like the new new mid-day.com experience?Share your feedbackand help us improve. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

Syrian sentenced to 26 years in prison by Dutch court for crimes ... Blankets used by prisoners as mattresses are seen at a detention facility run by military intelligence during former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — ASyriannational accused of crimes against humanity was sentenced on Monday to 26 years in prison by a Dutch court for the torture and rape of imprisoned opponents of the government of former president Bashar Assad during the civil war. The man, identified only as Rafiq al Q. due to Dutch privacy regulations,went on trialin April facing charges including torture, sexual abuse and rape. The 58-year-old denied being involved and accused alleged victims and police of conspiring against him. The sentence handed down by the District Court of The Hague is the latest against Syrian suspects in different countries since Assad was toppled from power in a decisive rebel offensive in December 2024 that followed years of grinding civil war. Assadfled Syriato longtime ally Russia. The cases have cast light on thewidespread killings and abusein dozens of detention centers …

Dutch court sentences Syrian to 26 years for torturing for al-Assad - Dominican Republic Post – Caribbean News, Business, Travel & Culture News|Bashar al-Assad A Dutch court has sentenced a Syrian man to 26 years in prison for crimes against humanity committed during his time working for the regime of former Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad. The court in The Hague handed down the sentence to Rafik A on Monday, having found that he tortured and raped prisoners while working as an interrogator. end of list The court heard that the defendant, whose last name it withheld, used several methods against opponents in detention centres in 2013 and 2014, including suspending them upside down and subjecting them to electric shocks. “The suspect was engaged in torture, rape or other sexual abuse of eight victims in this case, either by committing the acts himself or by ordering others to do so,” ‌presiding ⁠Judge Wim van Hattum said in a ruling summary. The sentence is the latest in aseriesof cases brought against Syrian nationals since longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in a rebel offensive in December 2024. These landmark cases have drawn attention to the gross human rights…

Dutch court sentences deposed regime militia commander to 26 years The verdict hearing at The Hague court in the Netherlands. Photo: SANA The Hague, June 15 (SANA) A court in The Hague sentenced Monday Rafiq al-Qatrib, a former commander in the National Defense militia of the deposed regime, to 26 years in prison after convicting him of 19 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in and around the city of Salamiyah in Hama Governorate between 2013 and 2014. The court said the conviction was based on al-Qatrib’s involvement in torture, rape, and sexual violence against eight victims held in three detention facilities near Salamiyah. He was acquitted of charges related to a ninth victim due to insufficient legal evidence. The court noted that the case sets a legal precedent in the Netherlands as the first to classify other forms of sexual violence of comparable gravity as a crime against humanity, adding that the severity of the crimes and the suffering of the victims were central factors in determining the sentence. On the civil claims, the court ruled it lacked jurisdiction to consider the financial compensation demands submitted by the victims in this type of cr…

A Dutch woman who kept a Yazidi woman as a slave in Syria is ... THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted a woman of crimes against humanity for keeping a Yazidi woman as a slave in Syria and sentenced her to 10 years in prison. The Hague District Court on Wednesday found Hasna A. guilty of multiple offenses for traveling to Syria in 2015, to join the Islamic State group. Hasna, who took along her then 4-year-old son, married a fighter and was given a Yazidi woman as a domestic servant. The case was the first brought by prosecutors in the Netherlands for attacks against the Yazidis, a religious minority from northwestern Iraq, near the Syrian border. In August 2014, militants stormed through northern Iraq, determined to erase the tiny, insular religious group they considered heretics. They killed men and boys, sold women into sex slavery or forced them to convert and marry militants. Some 300,000 fled. IS was defeated in 2017, but less than half of those who fled returned to the Yazidi heartland around the city of Sinjar. “Thousands of Yazidi women and girls were taken to other parts of Iraq and Syria and subjected to slavery,” judge Jacco Snoeijer said. The …

Tortured, raped opponents of Assad: Syrian man sentenced to 26 years by Dutch court A Syrian man received a 26-year sentence in the Netherlands for crimes against humanity, including torture and rape of detainees under Bashar al-Assad's forces. Convicted for abuses between 2013-2014, the former interrogator inflicted severe physical and psychological suffering. This marks the first Dutch conviction for Assad-era atrocities and sexual violence as a crime against humanity.