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A Visit To Damascus Prison (Sky - Foreign Matters)
"Does anyone speak English?" I shouted as a group of Syrian prisoners were
paraded before us. Several men said yes, one said "come and talk to me".
We were at Damascus central prison with an Arab League (AL) delegation which
wanted access to people jailed for taking part in anti government
demonstrations. The AL is in Syria to monitor an agreement with President
Assad in which his troops pull out of urban areas, free some prisoners, agree
not to open fire on unarmed demonstrators, and access is given to the media.
The head of the delegation had a long talk with the prisoner governor which
was conducted in our presence. The governor said he'd had some demonstrators
transferred to him, that those who were not violent had been released but that
others accused of violence were still in the prison.
The monitors asked for a list of prisoners and to see them in private, 'that
might be difficult was the response'. The media, about 10 of us, were then
ushered out of the office as talks continued.
About an hour later a group of about 9 prisoners wearing leg irons, all
shackled together, shuffled into ...
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