Al-Sheikh was in charge of Syria's infamous Adra Prison under President Bashar Assad which human rights groups have said was endemic with torture.
![Syria prison [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_330x185/public/media/images/9C27E7F8-CD79-49CB-B59D-530DDD9546BF.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=IXkom-2J "Syria prison [Getty]")
