Austria jails two former Syrian officers for torture

A Vienna court has sentenced two former Syrian officers to eight years in prison each after convicting them of torture and abuses against detainees.

Austria jails two former Syrian officers for torture
6 July, 2026   20:55
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A regional criminal court in Vienna, Austria, on Monday sentenced two former Syrian officers, Khaled al-Halabi and Musab Abu Rukba, to eight years in prison each after convicting them of committing acts of torture and other abuses against detainees during their service in the institutions of the former Ba'athist regime.

The court ruled that the time both defendants spent in pretrial detention would be credited toward their sentences. The case concerned allegations of serious human rights violations committed in Syria.

ANHA