US jails Syrian prison chief

A US federal court in Los Angeles sentenced Syrian prison chief Samir Othman al‑Sheikh to 60 years in prison for torture committed while running Adra prison under Bashar al‑Assad's regime.

Público

Former Syrian prison director sentenced to 60 years in the United States for torture

Three former victims testified during the trial about the mistreatment they suffered, as well as about acts of torture inflicted on other inmates.

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Le Monde

In the United States, a former head of a Syrian prison under the Bashar al-Assad regime was sentenced to sixty years in prison for torture

Arrived in the United States in 2020, Samir Othman Al-Sheikh was arrested and charged in July 2024 after applying for American citizenship, and he was found guilty of having committed human rights atrocities at the Adra prison that he led.

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The Guardian

US court sentences ex-Syrian official who ran notorious ‘punishment wing’ to 60 years

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. Continue reading. . .

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US court sentences ex-Syrian official who ran notorious ‘punishment wing’ to 60 years

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US court sentences ex-Syrian official who ran notorious ‘punishment wing’ to 60 years

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