Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, part of Bashar al-Assads regime, was in charge of Adra prison where prisoners were torturedThis article contains descriptions of torture.A US federal court in Los Angeles sentenced a former Syrian government official who ran one of the countrys most infamous prisons to 60 years in prison on Thursday - the most significant punishment handed to an official of ousted president Bashar al-Assads regime by a foreign court and to a defendant present in person.
US court sentences ex-Syrian official who ran notorious punishment wing to 60 years
The Guardian - 18 Sep 2026 00:37
Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, part of Bashar al-Assads regime, was in charge of Adra prison where prisoners were torturedThis article contains descriptions of torture.A US federal court in Los Angeles sentenced a former Syrian government official who ran one of the countrys most infamous prisons to 60 years in prison on Thursday - the most significant punishment handed to an official of ousted president Bashar al-Assads regime by a foreign court and to a defendant present in person.
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