2 articles from The Guardian World, The Straits Times.
A US federal court in Los Angeles sentenced Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, a former Syrian government official, to 60 years in prison after he was convicted of torture. Al-Sheikh ran the Damascus Central Prison, also known as Adra prison, under Bashar al-Assad's regime, where prisoners were subjected to torture. The sentence was handed down by a US judge following a conviction by a federal jury.
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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…
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 - A former Syrian government official who headed the Damascus Central Prison under ousted President Bashar al-Assad and was convicted of torture by a US federal jury has been sentenced to 60 years in prison by a US judge, federal prosecutors said.
