Syria: Further information: Haytham al-Maleh facing prison

Index Number: MDE 24/028/2009
Date Published: 22 October 2009
Categories: Syria

Haytham al-Maleh, who is 78, will appear before a court on 25 October. If he is tried and convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison, simply for talking about human rights violations and government corruption in Syria.