Published : 09-07-2017
A newly-released detainee told AGPS that the Palestinian refugee Mahmoud AlUmra was tortured to death in Syrian government penitentiaries.
According to the affidavit, the casualty, a resident of Yarmouk Camp, was kidnapped by the National Civil Defense forces from Jaramana area by the end of 2014. He had been locked up for over six months in a government jail before he was transferred to Sednaya penal complex, where he was pronounced dead.
AGPS documented the death of 464 Palestinians under torture in Syrian government jails. AGPS believes the number is far higher due to the gag orders slapped by the Syrian regime on the names and fates of the detainees, along with the families’ reluctance to report the names of killed or missing relatives for fear of retaliation.
According to AGPS data, 1,615 Palestinians have been enduring mysterious fates in Syrian regime lock-ups.
A newly-released detainee told AGPS that the Palestinian refugee Mahmoud AlUmra was tortured to death in Syrian government penitentiaries.
According to the affidavit, the casualty, a resident of Yarmouk Camp, was kidnapped by the National Civil Defense forces from Jaramana area by the end of 2014. He had been locked up for over six months in a government jail before he was transferred to Sednaya penal complex, where he was pronounced dead.
AGPS documented the death of 464 Palestinians under torture in Syrian government jails. AGPS believes the number is far higher due to the gag orders slapped by the Syrian regime on the names and fates of the detainees, along with the families’ reluctance to report the names of killed or missing relatives for fear of retaliation.
According to AGPS data, 1,615 Palestinians have been enduring mysterious fates in Syrian regime lock-ups.
