Office of Public Affairs | Former Syrian Assad Prison Official Convicted of Torture and Immigration Fraud

Office of Public Affairs | Former Syrian Assad Prison Official Convicted of Torture and Immigration Fraud

A federal jury convicted Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 73, at the moment on one rely of conspiracy to commit torture and three counts of torture for his involvement within the torture of prisoners at Adra Prison in Damascus, Syria. The jury additionally convicted Alsheikh of mendacity to U.S. immigration authorities about his fee of these crimes, fraudulently…

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