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Austria puts former Syrian intelligence general on trial for torture in landmark universal jurisdiction case
Khaled al-Halabi, a former Syrian brigade general who ran a notorious intelligence prison in Raqqa, appeared in a Vienna court on Monday charged with torture and sexual coercion of 21 civilians between 2011 and 2013.

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Austria puts former Syrian intelligence general on trial for torture in landmark universal jurisdiction case