1980s Pul-e Charkhi Commander Walks Free: War crimes conviction overturned by Dutch Court of Appeal
Kate Clark
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A senior figure overseeing the notorious Pul-e Charkhi prison in the 1980s who was convicted of war crimes in the Netherlands, where he had been given asylum, has seen his conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal. His lawyers successfully argued that Abdul Razaq Aref’s crimes – arbitrary deprivation of liberty, cruel and inhuman treatment, […]
Rights and Freedoms
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