this is deja vu news live from berlin and historic verdict in the world's 1st court case over state sponsored torture in syria a former secret service agent is found guilty for his role in repressing anti assad regime protests 10 years ago victims and their relatives hope the trial will set a precedent and finally give them justice. also coming up an iraqi preacher is

jailed for 10 years for recruiting and radicalizing. german officials give emergency approval for new easy to use coronavirus test kits it's hoped that self testing will help keep track of the virus as lock down restrictions are gradually. and the ecological disaster affecting more than a house as israel's coastline calls grow for the government to do more after an oil spill and dangerous precious marine docks. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us now. a court in the city of copeland's here in germany has found a syrian man guilty of being an accomplice to crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 4 and a half years in prison 44 year old has been. did of facilitating the torture of

syrian opposition protesters a decade ago in damascus the defense argued he could not to disobey orders to detain the activists for fear of his own life it is the world's 1st trial in connection to syrian state sponsored torture. well some victims of torture war among those who are testifying today they hope that the trial could set an international president spoke to one young syrian here in germany she hasn't seen her father since she disappeared 8 years ago witnesses say he was seized by armed men from his home in damascus. there are always fresh flowers next to alley mustafa's portrait he was forcibly disappeared in syria 8 years ago the few remaining photos of him i was daughter while father's most precious possessions just look at them a 1000 times trying to conjure up his presence the day it happened was i was away her mother then living in northern syria had meant to visit her husband in the mess

because they hadn't seen each other in months. in minutes before she arrived she called them and said that i need 15 i'll be there in 15 so he said that i clean the house everything is perfect and i'm just waiting for you. know 15 minutes later she i have. she called and he never responded oh all. i mean of the day but i was so pointing to neighbors armed men had come to take stuff away while father mother and sisters had to flee syria one week later and leave him behind you still don't know anything about what happened to him. and i actually survived by leaving syria and not getting killed and bayern maybe i have physically survived somehow but you cannot just get used to the fact that you

lost your dad in one second you know you cannot just use through the fog get used to the.