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France to try Syrian President Assad’s uncle on graft charges
PARIS, April 17, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – The uncle of Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad is to stand trial in France on charges of building up a big property
empire in the country using funds from Syrian state coffers, legal sources
said on Wednesday.
An investigating magistrate ordered Rifaat al-Assad to stand trial for
organised money laundering in building the 90 million euro ($102 million)
property portfolio in France, according to the order for the trial seen by
AFP. Its date has yet to be set.
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