Former Syria prison head charged with torture in US
File image of the Damascus Central Prison, also known as Adra Prison/ A former Syrian government official has been charged with torture in the United States, authorities said on Thursday. Samir Ousman Alsheikh, who oversaw the Damascus Central Prison between 2005 and 2008, was charged by a federal grand jury with several counts of torture and conspiracy to commit torture. US authorities said the allegations against Alsheikh were "chilling". He was arrested earlier this year at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on two immigration fraud ...
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