A Syrian man has been charged with murder as a crime against humanity in a first prosecution of its kind in the UK. The Metropolitan Police said the 58-year-old was accused of three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, three counts of torture and one charge of conduct ancillary to murder in connection with his time serving as part of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence (SAFI). The offences are alleged to have happened in April 2011, while he was leading a group that attempted to put an