▁arrested . ▁It ▁was ▁cha otic ▁we ▁didn ' t ▁know ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁what ▁had ▁happened ▁to ▁Ham za . ▁He ▁just ▁disappeared ." ▁ ▁One ▁source ▁says ▁that ▁Ham za ▁had ▁been ▁among ▁ 5 1 ▁protest ers ▁det ained ▁by ▁Air ▁Force ▁Int elligence , ▁which ▁d eta ine es ▁alleg edly ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁brut al ▁tort ure . ▁ ▁M util ation ▁ ▁A ▁video ▁of ▁his ▁body ▁fil med ▁several ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁showed ▁numerous ▁inj uries , ▁including ▁broken ▁b ones , ▁gun shot ▁w ounds , ▁burn ▁marks , ▁and ▁m util ated ▁gen it als . ▁ ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail ▁summar ized : ▁" H is ▁j aw ▁and ▁both ▁kne ec aps ▁had ▁been ▁sm ashed . ▁His ▁flesh ▁was ▁covered ▁with ▁cig aret te ▁burn s . ▁His ▁pen is ▁had ▁been ▁cut ▁off . ▁Other ▁inj uries ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁consistent ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁electro sh ock ▁devices ▁and ▁being ▁wh ipped ▁with ▁a ▁cable ." ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁broadcast , ▁by ▁Al ▁J aze era , ▁of ▁a ▁video ▁showing ▁Ham za ' s ▁body ▁there ▁was ▁w ides p read ▁out rage , ▁both ▁online ▁and ▁amongst ▁the ▁protest ers ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁Al ▁J aze era ' s ▁story , ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁Sy ria ' s ▁medical ▁exam in ers ▁association , ▁Dr . ▁Ak ram ▁El - S ha ar , ▁denied ▁that ▁Ham