Mustafa A. convicted by Dutch court for crimes against humanity and war crimes

On 22 January 2024, the District Court of the Hague convicted Mustafa A., a senior member of pro-Assad militia Liwa Al-Quds, for complicity in crimes against humanity & war crimes of torture, inhuman treatment and illegal arrest in the Al Nayrab Refugee Camp in Aleppo, marking the first conviction of pro-Assad militias for civilian atrocities.

CIJA supported the Dutch authorities throughout their investigation by providing a suspect dossier of their alleged crimes along with responding to three additional requests for assistance.

Read the judgment (Dutch) here: https://linkeddata.overheid.nl/front/portal/document-viewer?ext-id=ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2024:575