MOSCOW: Three NGOs on Monday announced a landmark legal case in Moscow against Russian mercenary group Wagner over the torture of a detainee in Syria, aiming to hold to account a murky fighting force with Kremlin links.
鈥淭his litigation is a first-ever attempt by the family of a Syrian victim to hold Russian suspects accountable for serious crimes committed in Syria,鈥� the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Russia鈥檚 top rights group Memorial and the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression said in a joint statement.