US EditionUS Federal Jury Convicts Assad-Era Syrian Official of Torture
Samir Ousman Alsheikh was found guilty of torturing political prisoners to suppress opposition and of immigration fraud, facing up to 20 years per torture count, prosecutors said.
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Ex-Syrian Official Convicted: Torture Verdict in Los Angeles
Ex-Syrian Official Convicted: Torture Verdict in Los Angeles A Los Angeles federal jury has convicted Samir Ousman Alsheikh, a former Syrian government official, on charges of torture, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday. Alsheikh, 73, once headed the Damascus Central Prison during Bashar al-Assad's rule, and faces serious charges relating to acts of torture at the facility.The jury found Alsheikh guilty on one count of conspiracy to co…
A federal jury in the United States found Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 73, guilty of conspiracy to commit torture, three counts of torture and immigration fraud, after his involvement in systematic abuses against prisoners in Adra prison in Damascus, during his service as general of the Bashar al-Assad regime. Alsheikh was also found guilty of lying to the U.S. immigration authorities, hiding his record of human rights violations to obtain a visa, a p…
Former Assad-Era Syrian Prison Chief and Governor Found Guilty of Torturing Inmates then Lying About It to U.S. Immigration Officials
LOS ANGELES – A former Syrian government official who was the head of one of that nation’s major prisons was found guilty by a jury today of torturing Syrian inmates at Adra Prison in Damascus then later lying about it to United States immigration officials, fraudulently obtaining a green card and attempting to naturalize as a Source
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