A German court has sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment for torture and war crimes in his homeland for killing two people and torturing nine in Syria between 2011 and 2012.

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -A German court is set to deliver a verdict on Monday in the case of a Syrian doctor accused of crimes against humanity, including the torture of detainees at military hospitals in Syria,

The prosecution of Alaa Mousa relied on the legal concept of universal jurisdiction, under which normal rules on territorial jurisdiction do not apply.