German court rejects a former Syrian secret police officer’s appeal against his conviction

FILE – The defendant, Anwar Raslan, stands in the courtroom before the pronouncement of the verdict at the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. A German federal court said Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, it has rejected a former Syrian secret police officer’s appeal against his conviction for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail in his homeland. (Thomas Frey/Pool via AP, File)