German court to rule in case of Syrian ‘torture’ doctor

A German court will rule Monday on the case of a Syrian doctor accused of crimes against humanity under former dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Alaa Mousa, 40, is accused of torturing detainees at military hospitals in Damascus and Homs on 18 occasions between 2011 and 2012, including setting fire to a teenage boy’s genitals.

The accused is also alleged to have administered a lethal injection to a patient who had resisted being beaten, according to federal prosecutors.

Prosecutors have…