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News Wrap: Syrian officer sentenced to life for war crimes

News Wrap: Syrian secret police officer sentenced to life in prison for war crimes

Aired 01/13/2022

PBS News Hour

News Wrap: Syrian officer sentenced to life for war crimes

Clip: 1/13/2022 | 5m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

News Wrap: Syrian secret police officer sentenced to life in prison for war crimes

In our news wrap Thursday, a court in Germany convicted a former Syrian secret police officer for crimes against humanity and sentenced him to life in prison over the torture of more than 4,000 detainees, the top House Republican defended his refusal to cooperate with Jan. 6 probe, and the Republican National Committee plans to forbid presidential nominees from participating in election debates.

Aired 01/13/2022

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