Mohammad Kanjo Hassan
Mohammed Kanjo Hassan | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1957 Duraykish District, Syria |
| Known for | Mastermind of Sednaya prison torture and abuse |
| Military career | |
| Nickname(s) | Butcher of Sednaya |
| Allegiance | Ba'athist Syria |
| Branch | Syrian Arab Armed Forces |
| Years of service | ?-2024 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles / wars | Syrian civil war |
Mohammed Kanjo Hassan (Arabic: محمد كنجو الحسن; born c. 1957) is a Syrian former major general who served as head of Syria's military field court and chief of military justice across Syria.
Kanjo Hassan would sentence people to Sednaya Prison, earning him the nickname "the Butcher of Sednaya". On 26 December 2024, Kanjo Hassan was arrested by the Military Operations Command after a gunfight between Syrian security forces and Kanjo Hassan loyalists.