Syrian ex-colonel accused of crimes against humanity deemed 'unfit to plead'
Key takeaways
- Julia Quenzler Image caption, A sketch of Al-Salem wearing an oxygen mask, and accompanied by a translator, at an earlier hearing in March via video link.
- Salem Michel Al-Salem, 58, is charged with three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, three counts of torture and one charge of conduct ancillary to murder.
- Justice Cheema-Grubb deemed Al-Salem "unfit to stand trial" at London's Old Bailey following the "unified" opinion of four medical experts considering his motor neurone disease (MND) diagnosis.
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Julia Quenzler Image caption, A sketch of Al-Salem wearing an oxygen mask, and accompanied by a translator, at an earlier hearing in March via video link. A former Syrian Air Force intelligence colonel accused of shooting protesters has been deemed "unfit to plead" and "unfit to stand trial" for crimes against humanity charges.
Salem Michel Al-Salem, 58, is charged with three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, three counts of torture and one charge of conduct ancillary to murder. The charges relate to alleged events in Damascus in 2011 and 2012.
Justice Cheema-Grubb deemed Al-Salem "unfit to stand trial" at London's Old Bailey following the "unified" opinion of four medical experts considering his motor neurone disease (MND) diagnosis.