Omar Alshogre, a former Syrian prisoner who survived torture in Assad's notorious Sednaya prison, says he is 'joyous' about the fall of the Assad regime.
Two former Syria n political prisoners have told the ABC about their experiences of being detained and tortured under Assad 's regime.Former Syria n political prisoners have recalled the horrors of being detained and tortured under Assad 's regime and expressed happiness over the fall of the Assad dynasty in Syria .After half a century of rule, Bashar al- Assad 's regime fell quickly.
"Under torture, they force you to give false confessions and torture includes things like pulling out your fingernails and hanging from the ceiling … Under torture, you were not allowed to scream. Mr Helmi, who now lives in the Netherlands, was detained for three years in nine different prisons in Syria. He told The World that the torture he experienced while imprisoned was designed to be soul-destroying."They try to break your soul. They use torture, sexual violence and all kind of psychological violence and torture to break your soul, to break who you are.
"If the new government or the new leaders commit the same crimes and do not respect human rights, we will break them down," Mr Helmi said.Former Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad and his family have reportedly fled to Russia.
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