Assad’s uncle, the ‘Butcher of Hama,’ convicted in France
By DW
18 June 2020 |
1:26 pm
French authorities have seized €90 million of real estate from Rifaat Assad and sentenced him to four years in jail. The court found he stole vast sums from the Syrian public purse and laundered it across Europe.
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