ShareSaveFiona NimoniShareSavePA MediaA man has been charged with murder as a crime against humanity and torture, linked to attacks against civilians in Syria in 2011.
The 58-year-old, who has not been named and now lives in the UK, has been charged in relation to his time working in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence in Damascus.
The charges marks the first prosecution of its kind in the UK, after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing's War Crimes Unit.
The man is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
He has been charged with three counts of murder as a crime against humanity (CAH), three counts of torture, and one offence of conduct ancillary to murder as a CAH.
