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U.S. Court Sentences Syrian Official to 60 Years
An American judge has sentenced Samir Othman Sheikh, the former Syrian official who headed the Damascus Central Prison during Bashar Assad's regime, to 60 years in prison for charges related to torture and mistreatment of inmates at Adra Prison between 2005 and 2008. Sheikh, who is 74 years old, was convicted in March 2024 on charges of conspiracy and torture. He was accused of torturing prisoners, as well as lying to immigration authorities and attempting to obtain U.S. citizenship through fraudulent means. Sheikh is the highest-ranking former official from Assad's government to be prosecuted and convicted outside Syria, where he ordered his subordinates to inflict suffering on detainees to suppress dissent, and he sometimes personally participated in the acts of torture.
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