Ex-Syrian intelligence chief found guilty of torture and sexual abuse by Austrian court

The syrian update

Two former Syrian officials went on trial in Vienna, Austria, accused of crimes against opponents of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad

What shifts

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The wider picture

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The editorial line

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of syrian, intelligence, chief, found, guilty: Two former Syrian officials went on trial in Vienna, Austria, accused of crimes against opponents of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.