Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. More than 27,000 images of torture and killings allegedly perpetrated by the Assad regime in Syria have been handed to German prosecutors who are investigating possible abuses, a rights group said on Friday. "The photos show the extent and the systematic nature of torture" under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, said Wolfgang Kaleck, general secretary of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR). The German case was filed just months after seven individuals who claim they were tortured filed claims against the top brass of Syria's secret service. According to Spiegel weekly, German investigators are currently examining cases against 12 leading officials of the Assad regime.

Source: The Local September 22, 2017 13:18 UTC