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Former Syrian secret police officer convicted of crimes against humanity.

Anwar Raslan, right, stands in court before the pronouncement of the verdict

Anwar Raslan, right, stands in court before the pronouncement of the verdict Source: AAP

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Anwar Raslan was found guilty on 27 of out 58 counts of murder, rape and sexual assault carried out at a Damascus prison run by a unit of President Bashar al-Assad's security services.

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