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Syrian man on trial in Germany for deaths of 70 prisoners in Damascus
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A Syrian man is on trial in Germany for alleged torture and deaths of prisoners in Damascus. He is accused of working as a guard in a prison run by the Syrian intelligence service, where he allegedly participated in interrogations involving abuse and torture. The defendant is also accused of using electric shocks and beatings on detainees, resulting in at least 70 deaths. He has been in pre-trial detention since his arrest.