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Prosecutors say Germany is acting on behalf of the international community through the trial in Koblenz. The impact of accountability efforts on affected communities is strongly related to how much outreach is conducted around the case. The Frankfurt court decided not to provide Arabic translation after the accused in the case waived his right to interpretation, also citing financial considerations.Ĭourt authorities should make Arabic translation more widely available for these cases involving the world’s worst crimes committed abroad. More trials in Europe involving crimes in Syria are expected, including a trial set to begin in Frankfurt in late January against Alaa M., a Syrian doctor who fled to Germany. The court news releases never made it into Arabic, and the written verdicts will also only be made available in German. More than the court sessions were left untranslated. But this service was not available for the broader affected community, activists monitoring the trial, and Syrian and other Arabic-speaking journalists reporting on the case.
True, those participating in the trial and a select group of pre-accredited journalists had access to Arabic translation of the proceedings. The language of the court is German, and survivors, witnesses, and others who do not speak German depend on the reporting of those who can physically attend court hearings to follow this momentous case. The trial was a positive step toward justice for Syrians, but the lack of Arabic translation in the German court shut out many Syrians and others. It was the first-ever trial held in Europe where alleged Syrian government agents were charged with crimes against humanity committed during Syria’s decade-long conflict. This past two years, a landmark criminal trial was held in Koblenz, Germany.
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