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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) \u2014 A Syrian<\/a> national accused of crimes against humanity was sentenced on Monday to 26 years in prison by a Dutch court for the torture and rape of imprisoned opponents of the government of former president Bashar Assad during the civil war.<\/p>\n

The man, identified only as Rafiq al Q. due to Dutch privacy regulations, went on trial<\/a> in April facing charges including torture, sexual abuse and rape. The 58-year-old denied being involved and accused alleged victims and police of conspiring against him.<\/p>\n

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