Microphones in front of a banner outside a court in Koblenz, Germany. Anwar Raslan, a former colonel with the Syrian intelligence service, was convicted by the court of crimes against humanity, including 27 counts of murder. He was found guilty of overseeing abuse, sexual assault and the torture of more than 4,000 people at Branch 251. The site became synonymous with brutal abuse by security officials after the government of Bashar al-Assad stopped protests with force.
