According to his brother, Mohammed A. returned to Syria in March 2017 from Lebanon where he worked as a construction worker, the NGOs said. Upon return, Mohammed was arrested by the Syrian military and taken to a base for conscription service near Damascus. The plaintiffs ask the Russian Investigative Committee to open an investigation on charges of "murder committed with extreme brutality by a group of persons." The Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Monday he is aware of the media reports on the matter but referred the question to the Investigative Committee. The Investigative Committee did not respond to a request for comment from CNN.

Source: Libya Today March 15, 2021 21:45 UTC