Dutch Court Punishes Syrian Man for Bad Actions
荷蘭法院懲處一名敘利亞男子惡行
Introduction
A court in The Hague gave a Syrian man 26 years in prison. He hurt people and used violence in Syria.
海牙的一座法院判處一名敘利亞男子 26 年監禁。他在敘利亞期間傷害他人並使用暴力。
Main Body
The man is Rafiq al Q. He worked for the old Syrian government. Between 2013 and 2014, he hurt people in a prison. He used electric shocks and hit people.
這名男子是 Rafiq al Q。他曾為敘利亞前政府工作。在 2013 年至 2014 年間，他在監獄中傷害他人。他使用電擊並毆打他人。
Rafiq al Q. came to the Netherlands in 2021. The police caught him in 2023. He said he did not do these things. But the court said he is guilty.
Rafiq al Q. 於 2021 年來到荷蘭。警方於 2023 年將其逮捕。他聲稱自己沒有做過這些事。但法院判定他有罪。
Other countries like Germany and France also punish people from Syria. Now, Syria is also having trials for its old leaders.
其他國家如德國和法國也同樣懲處來自敘利亞的人。現在，敘利亞也正在對其前領導人進行審判。
Conclusion
The man must stay in prison for 26 years. He has 14 days to ask the court for a new decision.
該男子必須入獄 26 年。他有 14 天的時間可以請求法院重新裁定。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Past' Connection
Look at how we talk about things that already happened. We often just add -ed to the action word.
- work worked
- punish punished
Wait! Some words change completely:
- come came
- say said
Quick Guide for A2: If you want to tell a story about 2013 or 2021, use these forms.
Example: "He worked for the government" (Regular) "He came to the Netherlands" (Special).