Alexander Visinescu now 88 years old was commander of the prison in Ramnicu Sarat in eastern Romania from 1956 to 1963. He stands accused of responsibility for the beating and starving of prisoners and denying them basic health care during his seven years in charge. Up to 100,000 are believed by historians to have died. In his defense, Mr. Visinescu has said he was simply following orders. The prosecution is widely seen as a test case and could lead to more trials.
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[00:00.10]BBC News with Jonathan Izard.
[00:03.43]The US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned US senators before their debate on Syria next week
[00:09.11] that they must not fail to respond to what he called an undeniable chemical attack by President Assad on his own people.
[00:15.73]He said standing aside would give the green light to other dictators.
[00:19.48]But Mr. Kerry said he wanted to make it clear that President Obama's objectives were limited.
[00:24.28]He is asking only for the power to make clear, to make certain that the United States means what we say,
[00:33.10]that the world, when we join together in a multilateral statement, mean what we say.
[00:38.49]He's asking for authorization to degrade and deter Bashar al-Assad's capacity to use chemical weapons.