article | Hannah El-Hitami
Germany: When Syrian doctors became part of Assad’s terror
In Frankfurt, Germany, a Syrian doctor is accused of crimes against humanity. He is said to have tortured 18 prisoners in Syria's military hospitals, depriving two of their ability to reproduce, and killing one. Dr. Alaa Moussa had lived and worked in Germany as a doctor since 2015.
In Frankfurt, Germany, a Syrian doctor is accused of crimes against humanity. He is said to have tortured 18 prisoners in Syria’s military hospitals, depriving two of their ability to reproduce, and killing one. Dr. Alaa Moussa had lived and worked in Germany as a doctor since 2015. His trial, the second one on Syrian state torture before German courts, is bound to uncover medical violence against prisoners under the Assad regime.