(Courthouse News) Judges at The Hague District Court spent Thursday looking at photos taken from Facebook of a man posing with corpses and weapons who prosecutors say committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria.
The man, identified as Mustafa A., is accused of abusing civilians in a Palestinian refugee camp near the Turkish border as part of a pro-regime militia, including violently arresting one man who was later tortured by Syrian forces.
Through a translator, the 35-year-old invoked his right to remain silent during the hearing. During an earlier hearing, he called the charges “made up.”
According to prosecutors, the man joined the pro-regime militia Liwa al-Quds, which operates in the Palestinian refugee camp al Nayrab.
