"Fouad Naal spent 21 years in prison under the regime of Bashar al-Assad. He remained in the notorious Sednaya and Adra prisons until December 8, 2024, which was not only his liberation but also the liberation of Syria from al-Assad's rule, he told Al Jazeera a day before the anniversary. Tall and slim with a long salt and pepper beard, Naal, 52, speaks with enthusiasm and moves fluidly despite his years in confinement."
"He was a practising imam before his arrest and holds his faith closely, he explains in the salon of his modest apartment in Damascus's Muhajreen neighbourhood, a 10-minute walk from al-Assad's former residence. On December 8, Syria celebrated the first anniversary of al-Assad fleeing Damascus for Moscow. His flight meant the end of five decades of al-Assad family rule, known for its brutality and ruthlessness."
Fouad Naal, 52, spent 21 years in Sednaya and Adra prisons and was released on December 8, 2024. He was a practising imam before his 2004 arrest after issuing a fatwa advising Syrians not to fight in Iraq. He was arrested with his wife and then-four-year-old daughter and given a life sentence. He lives in a modest apartment in Damascus's Muhajreen neighbourhood near al-Assad's former residence. Al-Assad fled Damascus for Moscow on December 8, 2024, ending five decades of family rule amid reports of mass disappearances, brutal prison conditions, and widespread physical and mental traumas.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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