Syria: Elderly prisoner of conscience charged

رقم الوثيقة: MDE 24/030/2009
تاريخ النشر: 5 نوفمبر 2009
التصنيفات: الجمهورية العربية السورية

Haytham al-Maleh, a 78-year-old male prisoner of conscience, was charged by a military judge on 3 November with "conveying false news" about the human rights situation in Syria. He faces up to 15 years' imprisonment if convicted.