Former Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad faces sentencing in the USA former Syrian military official convicted of torturing prisoners during President Bashar Assad's regime is facing a possible decades-long prison sentence in the U.S. A federal judge in Los Angeles is scheduled to sentence Samir Ousman Alsheikh on Thursday.WDIV ClickOnDetroit18d agoCoverage (2)Whole story →SecurityJusticesyrian official sentencing
Assad-era Syrian official jailed for 60 years by US courtA former Syrian government official who headed the Damascus Central Prison under ousted President Bashar al-Assad and was convicted of torture by a US federal jury has been sentenced to 60 years in prison by a US judge, federal prosecutors said.Reuters18d agoWhole story →JusticeSecuritysyrian official sentencing
