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Three Syrians to face trial in France over 2013 arrests and killings

The French case accuses Ali Mamlouk, Jamil Hassan and Abdel Salam Mahmoud of complicity in crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

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French criminal investigators have called for the trial of three officials of the regime of Syrian President Bachar al-Assad, reports RFI.

The three are suspected of involvement in the 2013 detention and subsequent deaths of two Franco-Syrian citizens, Mazzan Dabbagh and his son Patrick. 

The French case accuses Ali Mamlouk, Jamil Hassan and Abdel Salam Mahmoud of complicity in crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

Ali Mamlouk was formerly head of the Syrian intelligence services. In 2012 he took over as director of the National Security Office.

Jamil Hassan was head of the Syrian Air Force intelligence unit at the time of the disappearance of the two Franco-Syrians.

Abdel Salam Mahmoud was responsible for the investigation branch of the same air force unit.

Read more of this report from RFI.