Austrian court jails asylum seeker for war crimes in Syria | World news | The Guardian
'A 27-year-old asylum seeker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Austria after being convicted of war crimes over the killing of 20 wounded Syrian government soldiers. '
'The three-day trial began in February, but had to be adjourned twice on medical grounds after the man collapsed in court. '
'There were also repeated linguistic misunderstandings between the accused and the court, despite the presence of a translator. '
'He called the accusations “very thin” and questioned why the court appeared keen to bring the trial to a swift close. '
'The man was put on trial according to the principle of universal jurisdiction, which is widely accepted by many states. '
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'A 27-year-old asylum seeker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Austria after being convicted of war crimes over the killing of 20 wounded Syrian government soldiers. '
'The three-day trial began in February, but had to be adjourned twice on medical grounds after the man collapsed in court. '
'There were also repeated linguistic misunderstandings between the accused and the court, despite the presence of a translator. '
'He called the accusations “very thin” and questioned why the court appeared keen to bring the trial to a swift close. '
'The man was put on trial according to the principle of universal jurisdiction, which is widely accepted by many states. '
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