Overview
- ProSieben broadcast “Uncovered – Spurlos verschwunden: Der Deutsche aus dem Folterknast” on November 10, presenting Thilo Mischke’s latest investigation.
- The film follows German survivor Martin Lautwein, detained in Damascus in 2018 for about 47–48 days, who recounts waterboarding, electric shocks, beatings and two thwarted suicide attempts.
- After the fall of the Assad regime, Mischke and Lautwein reentered former regime facilities, including the Palestine Branch, documenting cells, remnants and signs of systematically destroyed records.
- The team reports finding a list naming officers from the prison, which survivors hope will aid identification efforts as formal accountability remains unresolved.
- Syrian survivor Karim describes years of abuse across multiple prisons, including more than three years in Sednaya, underscoring the film’s focus on trauma, public memory and the obstacles to justice.