‘Ali al-‘Abdullah’s trial before the Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) is scheduled to begin on 30 October 2005. He has already been in custody for over six weeks, mainly held incommunicado, which puts him at grave risk of torture, and will be kept in prison at least until the start of his trial. He is said to be in solitary confinement in ‘Adra Prison, near the capital, Damascus.
