Geneva, 16 June – The IIIM welcomes the Trial Judgment by the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court in the case of Alaa M., sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The former Syrian doctor was found guilty of torturing, sexually abusing, and killing detainees at the Homs Military Hospital and a military intelligence facility between 2011 and 2012.
The IIIM supported the investigation by providing information and evidence, and by facilitating the testimony of a key witness. Universal jurisdiction cases represent one of the important avenues to provide justice for victims/survivors of crimes committed in Syria.