美国洛杉矶联邦法院日前对前叙利亚政府官员萨米尔·奥斯曼·谢赫判处60年监禁1。73岁的谢赫曾在2005年至2008年间担任大马士革郊外阿德拉监狱的监狱长，在其任职期间监管了臭名昭著的"第13监禁室"——一处用于刑讯逼供的地下牢房1。这是阿萨德政权官员首次被国外法院定罪，也是该政权官员迄今收到的最重处罚1。
今年3月，陪审团裁定谢赫犯有刑讯逼供罪和移民欺诈罪1。在阿德拉监狱任职期间，谢赫对囚犯实施了多种酷刑手段，包括将人塞入轮胎、用电缆鞭打、吊挂以及所谓的"魔毯"刑讯等1。曾在该监狱遭刑讯的幸存者在法庭作证时表示，创伤至今未愈。受害人Nidal Shikhani称"我仍然听到其他人哀求怜悯的尖叫声"1，另一位受害者Sultan Abdul Malek也表示"虽然已经过了20年，我仍然生活在记忆的监狱中"1。
美国地区法官Hernan D Vera宣读了这一判决1。检察机关此前要求法院至少判处80年监禁，而辩方则请求5年刑期1。谢赫于2024年7月在洛杉矶国际机场被捕1。2011年，谢赫曾担任叙利亚迪亚兹祖尔省省长1。
A Los Angeles federal court has sentenced Samir Osman Sheikh, a 73-year-old former prison official under the Assad regime, to 60 years in prison for his role in running a notorious torture facility 1. Sheikh served as warden of Adra Prison near Damascus from 2005 to 2008, during which time he oversaw the infamous "Cellblock 13," an underground detention and interrogation unit where detainees were systematically tortured 1. This sentence represents the most severe punishment handed down against an Assad regime official in a foreign court and marks the first conviction of such an official abroad 1.
The conviction stems from Sheikh's abuse of prisoners held in Cellblock 13, where torture methods included placing detainees inside tires, whipping them with cables, suspension, and a technique known as the "magic carpet" 1. Testimony from survivors underscored the severity of the abuses. One witness, Nidal Shikhani, stated: "I still hear the screaming of other people begging for mercy" 1, while another, Sultan Abdul Malek, said: "Even though 20 years have passed, I still live in the prison of my memory" 1. Sheikh was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport in July 2024 and was convicted by a jury in March of this year on charges of torture and immigration fraud 1. The prosecution had sought a minimum sentence of 80 years, while the defense requested five years 1.
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