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Washington, a head of a headquartered at DC, secured a verdict of more than $ 20 million against Syrian Arab Republic On behalf of Sam Goodwin, originally from St. Louis held himself trapped in the infamous prison system in the country for 63 days, while on a trip to visit every country in the world.
The U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly awarded Goodwin 20.201.620 dollars of compensation, approximately $ 10 million from compensation and criminal compensation, in response to a lawsuit filed with the exception of the “state sponsor of terrorism” of the Foreign Comforter Immunity Act. “
About half of the verdict is paid through the US Victims of the Fund for Terrorism under the auspices of the state, which is funded The sanctions continue and other penalties. Depending on the amount of money in the Fund, Goodwin could get a certain percentage of compensation damage over several years.
Goodwin talked to Fox News Digital on the eve of the publication of his book “Save Sam: A TRUE Story of the disappearance of an American in Syria and his family’s extraordinary struggle to bring him home.” (Kindness itself goodwin)
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“Nations that violate international human rights standards have to face the consequences, and brave survivors like themselves help the world not neglect the crimes committed by the Assad regime,” said Kirby Behre, a member of Miller & Chevalier’s litigation and a leading counselor for Goodwin.
“Although nothing can fully make up for Samina’s suffering, it is another powerful step forward in the wider effort to face such serious injustices.“
In 2019, Goodwin entered the war -torn Syria from Iraq as part of a multi -year search for every country in the world.
Sam Goodwin in the Sahara Desert in Morocco (left) and flying over the Everest hill (right) (Sam Goodwin)
He remained in Qamishli, a city on the border of the Turkish Syria, which he believed was under the supervision of Kurds supported by the United States.
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Former collegial division hockey player was detained by men in military uniforms in the roundabout not far from his hotel while in Facetime with their mother, Ann.
“They took me to the basement of an object that I now know is called Syrian military intelligence service [Branch] Number 215, notoriously known for the facility for housing political prisoners, and I was held here for 27 days in solitary confinement, ” Goodwin told Fox News Digital Last year, before the publication of his book “Save Sam: The Truly story of the disappearance of an American in Syria and his family’s extraordinary struggle to bring him home.”
“The only human interaction I had was a few seconds in the morning and in the evening when the guards who brought bread and boiled potatoes and water were.”
View on the side of Goodwin on the border of Lebanon Syria after his release and branch 215. (Sam Goodwin/Fox News Digital Ashley Carnahan)
His lawyers said he was tormented by former Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad in a branch 215 and subjected to an extended examination. At one point, Goodwin’s examination threatened to hand over to Isis after refusing to admit the charges he was a spy.
His release was provided by General Abbas Ibrahim, the then Lebanon’s highest security official, who was put in contact with by Joseph Abbas, Uncle Goodwin’s sister, Uncle Goodwin’s sister and former cimmer of colleagues.
His family worked tirelessly to bring him home, collaborating with the FBI, CIA, State Department, a special presidential environment for hostages, Vatican envoys, experts for the Middle East and others.
“This verdict says a lot more than what happened to me. It is an attitude for anyone who has suffered human rights around the world. I hope that other victims will give the courage to speak and, above all, serve as a warning that such crimes will not be tolerated or forgot,” said Goodwin Fox News Digital in a statement.
Sam Goodwin (left), General Abbas Ibrahim (Middle) and Joseph Abbas (right) meet in Lebanon. (Sam Goodwin)
Miller & Chevalier provided other judgments against the Syrian Arab Republic, including one for about $ 50 million in 2023. For Kevin Dawes, another US citizen who was arrested, closed and tortured in Syria.
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In July he filed a lawsuit on behalf of The Dr. Majda Kamalmaz family, A psychotherapist and a humanitarian who was detained at the Government’s control point in Damascus in Syria in 2017, accusing the Syrian Arab Republic of abduction, plaguing it and killing it.
