William Sampson
Writer, Author
1959 – 2012
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Who was William Sampson?
William Sampson was a dual British and Canadian national who was arrested in Saudi Arabia on December 17, 2000 on a variety of charges including terrorism, espionage and murder. He was imprisoned and tortured for two years and seven months, and finally released and permitted to leave Saudi Arabia, along with several of his co-accused, on August 8, 2003.
In 2005 Sampson published a book about his experience entitled Confessions of an Innocent Man: Torture and Survival in a Saudi Prison.
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- Born
- Apr 17, 1959
Middleton - Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Lived in
- Nova Scotia
- Died
- Mar 29, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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