Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, a former Syrian official who headed the Damascus Central Prison under Bashar al-Assad's regime, was sentenced to 60 years in prison on September 17-18, 2026 by a US federal court for torture and conspiracy to commit torture. He is only the fifth person prosecuted under the extraterritorial Torture Act.
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Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, part of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, was in charge of Adra prison where prisoners were tortured This article contains descriptions of torture. A US federal court in Los Angeles sentenced a former Syrian government official who ran one of the country’s most infamous prisons to 60 years in prison on Thursday – the most significant punishment handed to an official of ousted presi
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WASHINGTON, Sept 17 - A 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.
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