Three former prisoners, members of Ahrar al-Sham, return to the Palestine branch prison in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. They re-entered the squalid solitary confinement cells where they endured years of mistreatment. Mahmoud Chtawi celebrated by firing bullets in his former cell, stating this return felt like justice. Ibrahim Younis reflected on promises made to fellow inmates about helping free the unjustly detained. The article underscores the shift in power and the hope for reform in Syria's leadership, which once symbolized terror.
Mahmoud Chtawi celebrated his return to his former solitary cell, saying, "When I stepped into the cell, I was thinking that finally this is justice."
Ibrahim Younis reflected on his past commitments to help others, sitting in cell number nine and musing on promises made to former prisoners.
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