(Deutsche Welle) Two men appeared at a higher regional court in Düsseldorf on Thursday charged with committing a war crime and the membership and support of a terror organization.
The pair are suspected of having taken part in the execution of a lieutenant colonel of Syria’s government forces in 2012.
What are the suspects accused of?
Investigators say the two men, aged 35 and 43, took the chained and severely abused prisoner to his execution.
One suspect acted as a guard, the DPA news agency reported, while the other one filmed and commented on the shooting in a video to be used as propaganda.
One man is charged with having belonged to a group affiliated with the Islamist al-Nusra Front terror organization.
