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Corruption trial for Assad uncle begins in Paris
[Al Jazeera] The uncle of Syrian  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Terror of Aleppo ... avoided court on Monday with the 82-year-old's lawyers saying he was too ill to attend his trial. Rifaat al-Assad is facing charges of illegally using Syrian state resources to build a French property empire. Related: Rifaat al-Assad: 2018-04-28 Maher Al-Assad Named Commander of the Syrian Army’s elite 4th Mechanized Division Rifaat al-Assad: 2017-04-05 Spanish Police Raid Assad Family's Assets Rifaat al-Assad: 2015-04-28 Uncle of Syria's Assad in French probe over 90-million-euro fortune Posted by: Fred 2019-12-10 |
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