Texas family sues Syria for death of loved one: ‘Plan to hold the regime fully accountable for its crimes’
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The family of Majd Kamalmaz filed a civil lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., accusing the Syrian government of abducting, torturing and killing him.
Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.
His daughter, Maryam, told Fox News Digital last month that U.S. officials had presented the Kamalmaz family with classified information in May, saying they believe he died in Syria’s notorious prison system.
The lawsuit, filed under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's "state sponsor of terrorism" exception, seeks compensatory damages for wrongful death, assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and false imprisonment.
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