Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, part of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, was in charge of Adra prison where prisoners were tortured
This article contains descriptions of torture.
A US federal court in Los Angeles sentenced a former Syrian government official who ran one of the country’s most infamous prisons to 60 years in prison on Thursday – the most significant punishment handed to an official of ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s regime by a foreign court and to a defendant present in person.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/court-sentence-ex-syrian-official
Author : Alice Speri
Publish date : 2026-09-18 00:37:00
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