Does anyone know what specifically he was accused of doing?<p>If he had ties with Western intelligence his detention is understandable (I don&#x27;t support death penalty in this case, nor Assad, and it would be cool if they released the guy to the West, I&#x27;m only saying it&#x27;s understandable if he was active in opposition spheres). Just because a person is a &quot;hacker&quot; doesn&#x27;t mean they weren&#x27;t involved in trying to violently overturn Assad&#x27;s government.