Al-Turk was arrested and imprisoned under very difficult conditions from 28 October 1980 to 30 May 1998, spending most of the period in solitary confinement and suffering regular torture.
Al-Turk was arrested and imprisoned in 28 October 1980 and held under very difficult conditions for almost 18 years. Wright, "Dreams and Shadow," 2008, p.214-5 He spent most of this period in solitary confinement and suffering regular torture.