Syrian authorities arrest Assad-era general in charge of notorious Sednaya prison

LONDON: Syrian authorities this week arrested a former military official accused of executing detainees at Saydnaya prison during the regime of Bashar Assad, the Sana news agency reported. Akram Selum Abdullah, who was a major general during the Assad era, was captured by personnel from the counterterrorism branch in the Damascus countryside, the Ministry of Interior said.

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