Back to Search Start Over

Caught killing on camera in Deir ez-Zor

Authors :
Bouwknegt, Thijs B.
NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide studies
Source :
Justice Info. Fondation Hirondelle, Justice Info
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

On July 2, Dutch prosecutors demanded a 27-year prison sentence for Ahmad Al Khedr for a single war crime and participation in a terrorist group in Deir ez-Zor, Syria. At the heart of the case is the execution of a Syrian officer, caught on camera. Historian Thijs Bouwknegt tells the story of the first Syrian tried for murder before Dutch courts. While Dutch investigators still struggle to bring cases against government agents.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Justice Info. Fondation Hirondelle, Justice Info
Accession number :
edsair.narcis........555061b59248b717e7ff4292a8834901