well having themselves been imprisoned by the regime need for five years and darwish for three and a half. in two thousand and two germany adopted the code of crimes against international law meaning they can now try crimes against humanity war crimes and genocide in germany even if they were committed elsewhere in accordance with the principle of universal jurisdiction this is one hundred one and so it is utterly unrealistic right now or to think that syria itself could take. these cases to trial. if you can see the principle enables any state in the world to assume jurisdiction and investigate these crimes. all you. want on the off topic and potentially in germany for example and also prosecute the perpetrator should they enter the country. despite them having no connection to germany despite the crime having been committed in syria and then probably being a syrian national that is the background to the principle of universal jurisdiction . and while bernie is reluctant to take time out from his work he does make exceptions for journalists due to the public city factor something yo

manson darwish gave testimony to germany's attorney general. it was the first time the journalist was able to speak before judicial officials without fearing his statements could land him in prison. yeah it's true that as the locals are the most fun but then things that over the weekends send the message that there is no more impunity and just as it's possible even for the sealion of the order to have been. released so this level as a human being we don't accept this kind of war crime against them in the city of humanity and say oh this is what the what a problem for a lot of. muslim darwish was questioned by the german state attorneys over the course of two days he testified on his own three year imprisonment and how he was tortured daily for an entire year you also reported about friends in the same prison who did not survive the ordeal i am a trainee dentist was tortured to death and there are photos of girls whose body and those of over six thousand others. all the syrian military photographer had to take pictures of those tortured to death

marzan darwish also has a photo of missing lawyer high little mark to con his war longside photos of friends and colleagues who have likewise disappeared darwish is a lawyer and activist for the syrian center for media and freedom of expression. darwish founded the center in damascus in two thousand and four when it was raided for a third time in twenty twelve the air force intelligence service arrested fourteen staff including darwish and his wife here are. after being the last to be released in twenty fifteen if you like to berlin since then he has been continuing to struggle to ensure a democratic and peaceful syria. especially the north. face of the scandal for. torture the bad condition. certainly is who feel that they. ignored nobody care about their suffering. and really if we don't find them. just as a solution for those people of them just there's no justice on the. human right it's. that it's not that fate so we push them to go to the. thought. that i was asian life or isis. human rights organizations estimate that well over one hundred thousand people in syria are in capti

happen at the deadline or study london some views on this too from political commentator a little darwish thank you for your time tonight so trees and i survived a vote maybe better than she told many people were thinking but nonetheless she also said today that she would be standing for the next general election in twenty twenty so that kind of makes. and really there's a lame duck premiership now what are you look at it. everything it's all pretty lame isn't it. absolutely i when you think really on that percentage is thirty eight percent of our lord called the governor of the actually do not trust when that showed in one thousand nine hundred ninety in the first round of a vote she will actually a higher percentage than to reason they go to still did not run the second round was different fruits on those days and she said no she will actually resign if one third of the hard part don't last out on one third of a catholic don't you know there isn't a half of the cabinet no really believe you know what she's doing and the problem actually has not been solved. the division is not just with