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Former Syrian colonel unfit for trial in landmark UK crimes against humanity murder case
Prosecutors said Salem al-Salem’s advanced motor neuron disease prevents a plea, and a trial of the facts will examine murder and torture allegations.
- Salem al-Salem, a former Syrian air force colonel, is unfit to stand trial in the UK for three counts of murder as crimes against humanity related to 2011 attacks on civilians.
- Medical evidence showed al-Salem has a neurological condition advanced enough to prevent trial, leading to not guilty pleas entered on his behalf.
- Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb ruled that al-Salem will face a trial of facts on murder and torture allegations next year but will not be required to attend court.
- He is the first person charged in the UK with murder as a crime against humanity under the International Criminal Court Act of 2001.
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Former Syrian colonel unfit for trial in landmark UK crimes against humanity murder case
A former Syrian air force colonel is unfit to stand trial in a landmark British case charging him with crimes against humanity, a judge said Friday.
·New York, United States
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