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Algeria - General Khaled Nezzar is accused in Switzerland of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Assad and Nezzar: Swiss justice finally moving, but not so convincingly

The Swiss have finally moved on two long-running, politically sensitive universal jurisdiction cases. But the chances of Algerian ex-defense minister Khaled Nezzar and former Syrian vice-president Rifaat al-Assad being brought to trial are dwindling. What does this say about Swiss justice?
By Julia Crawford
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