Activist from Daraa killed in Sednaya Prison

DARAA, Syria (North Press) ــ On Thursday, the family of activist Khalil Ibrahim from Daraa city, southern Syria,  revealed that their son was tortured to death in Sednaya Prison, in Rif Dimashq.

A local source informed North Press “Khalil was a media activist. He had been detained for a year in Sednaya before revealing that he was tortured to death in the prison.”

The source added that the family of the activist received the news of his death today, and that they were frequently visiting him.

Musa hails from the town of Izraa in eastern Daraa governorate, said the source, adding he was a doing the compulsory military service of the Syrian government forces before the arrest in a military base in Hama.

A source indicated that the reason for the arrest was because of a post on his Facebook account criticizing Syrian government.

By Ihsan Muhammad