Germany launches trial of 5 suspects over war-crimes in Yarmouk Camp

Germany is starting the trial of five individuals of Syrian and Palestinian origin on charges of war crimes against civilians in Yarmouk Camp between 2012 and 2014.

19 November, 2025 11:14

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On Wednesday, the Higher Regional Court in the city of Koblenz will begin the trial of five people of Syrian and Palestinian origin, whom the Federal Prosecutor’s Office accuses of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the siege of Yarmouk Camp between 2012 and 2014.

The defendants, aged between 42 and 56, face charges including murder, attempted murder, torture, unlawful deprivation of liberty, and participating in the suppression of a peaceful demonstration on 13 July 2012, which is believed to have resulted in the deaths of six civilians, including a fourteen-year-old child.

German authorities arrested the suspects in July 2024 across several federal states, and they have been held in pre-trial detention since then. The court indicates that the trial sessions will continue until June 2026, according to an intensive schedule that includes more than 40 hearings in rooms 120 and 128 in the city of Koblenz.

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