Gaps Podcast – Abstract Facts
Omar enters jail From Zuera, in Zaragoza, in 2016. Here it remains almost three years in pretrial detention in isolation – that is, completely alone in a cell – accused of indoctrination and glorification. Omar entered prison healthy and He left with almost 80% of disability recognized. In 2023, after several years of fighting, The National Court condemned Spain to compensate his family, in a landmark ruling. This is his story.
Omar AZ
A Moroccan national was arrested in 2016 as part of an operation against jihadist terrorism. He spent almost three years in solitary confinement at Zuera prison (Zaragoza). It was in this case that it was alleged that the extreme isolation caused him a severe disability, leaving him wheelchair-bound and with severe cognitive problems upon his release without charges.