Samir Ousman Alsheikh, age 74, was sentenced to 60 years in prison on September 17-18, 2026 by a US court after being convicted in March of three counts of torture, one count of conspiracy to commit torture, visa fraud, and attempted naturalization fraud. He headed the Damascus Central Prison under Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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Samir Ousman Alsheikh was convicted by a jury in March of three counts of torture, one count of conspiracy to commit torture, visa fraud and attempted naturalization fraud.
Former Syrian official sentenced to 60 years in US prison for torturing prisoners under al-Assad's regime.
Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, was charged in 2024 and convicted in March on one count of conspiracy to commit torture and three counts of torture for his involvement in the abuse of prisoners.