Three Syrian officials found guilty of war crimes in France


  • World
  • Saturday, 25 May 2024

PARIS (Reuters) - Three senior Syrian officials were found guilty by a French court on Friday of war crimes over their involvement in the disappearance and subsequent death of a French-Syrian father and his son.

All three were sentenced to life in prison, and people in the courtroom applauded the judges upon hearing the verdict. The trial was held in absentia.

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