There’s always one guy with the nickname “butcher” in every authoritarian regime. 

“Hassan, referred to as "the butcher" by many civilians on his street, was one of Assad's most menacing enforcers. He led the Air Force Intelligence and oversaw a network of detention facilities including the notorious Mezzeh Prison, where detainees were routinely tortured.”

There’s always one guy with the nickname “butcher” in every authoritarian regime. 

“Hassan, referred to as "the butcher" by many civilians on his street, was one of Assad's most menacing enforcers. He led the Air Force Intelligence and oversaw a network of detention facilities including the notorious Mezzeh Prison, where detainees were routinely tortured.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjdnydl594do

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