Former Syrian military official Samir Ousman Sheikh was charged by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles with multiple counts of torture allegedly committed at a prison he oversaw. Sheikh, arrested in July and initially indicted on immigration fraud charges, now faces three counts of torture and one count of conspiracy to commit torture for his involvement in brutalizing political dissidents at the Damascus Central Prison. The indictment accuses Sheikh of personally carrying out violent acts, including the use of a “flying carpet” device that resulted in one victim suffering a fractured spine, with prosecutors aiming to hold him accountable for his alleged human rights abuses.
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