Episode 129
Inside Branch 251
How the chief of a notorious Damascus torture unit was put on trial thousands of miles away, in a German courtroom.
The Slow Newscast · Alice Sandelson
February 10, 202246m 12s
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Show Notes
In a courtroom in west Germany, a man called Anwar Raslan stands accused of torturing Syrian civilians. He faces life in prison. But why does Germany care? These were far-away crimes. The answer lies in a remarkable story about the idea of justice.
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