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Long prison terms in Vienna torture trial

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A court in Vienna makes a ruling. Two men from Syria go to prison. They stay in prison for 8 years. The men were workers for a government. They worked for the secret police.

The men committed torture. They hurt 21 people. These people are Zivil-Personen. They were not soldiers. The men wanted to stop protests. They beat the people. They treated them badly.

This trial is special. Austria uses the Welt-Rechts-Prinzip. This means: We punish bad crimes everywhere. The place of the crime is not important. The men show no regret.

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Definitions

Torture
Folter means to cause great pain to a person on purpose. The goal is to get information or to punish someone.
Civilian
Zivil-Personen are people who are not soldiers or police. They are normal people.
Universal Jurisdiction
The Welt-Rechts-Prinzip allows courts to punish bad crimes. This is true even if the crime happens in another country.
Regime
A Regime is a government that uses force and does not listen to the people.

People

Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad is the leader of the country Syria.
Khaled Al-Halabi
A former leader of the secret police in Syria.
Moussab Abou Rokbh
A former leader of the police in Syria.

Locations

Vienna
Wien is the capital city of Austria.
Syria
Syrien is a country in the Middle East.

Sources

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