Former Syrian military official who oversaw notorious prison indicted in California on federal torture charges Blogging Sole
A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights violations allegedly took place has been charge with multiple counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud, authorities announced Thursday. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria’s notorious Adra prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar al-Assad has … Read more