Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Spanish court starts first criminal investigation into Syrian government officials

A Spanish court has ordered the first criminal investigation into the actions of Syrian government officials during the country's civil war.
The case has been brought by a Spanish woman, born in Syria, who says her brother was tortured and executed by Syrian security forces in 2013. 
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports. 

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