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The figures, part of an art installation called
The Muted Demonstration, are wearing jeans, shirts and jackets
that formerly belonged to victims of torture, their creator,
Syrian artist Khaled Barakeh, told Reuters on Wednesday.
They stand silently with arms raised, to be seen from within the
courtroom by participants in what lawyers say is the first trial
for alleged war crimes by Syrian government agents.
Campaigners have hailed the process as a first step towards
justice for thousands of Syrians who say they were tortured in
government facilities, after attempts to establish an
international tribunal for Syria failed.
When asked why he chose to create 49 figures, rather than a
larger or smaller number, Berlin-based Barakeh, 44, told Reuters
that was what his budget allowed.
(Reporting by Wolfgang Rattay; writing by Maria Sheahan; editing
by Philippa Fletcher)
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