French jail term confirmed for uncle of Syria's Assad

Name: French jail term confirmed for uncle of Syria's Assad
Uploaded: 2021-09-09T17:06:41+00:00
Duration: 1 min 54 s
Description: The Paris appeals court on Thursday backed a guilty verdict against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's uncle for misappropriating public funds in Syria, laundering the spoils and building a vast property portfolio in France with ill-gotten gains.

Issued on: 09/09/2021 - 19:06

Video by: Erin Ogunkeye | Haxie MEYERS-BELKIN Follow

The Paris appeals court on Thursday backed a guilty verdict against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's uncle for misappropriating public funds in Syria, laundering the spoils and building a vast property portfolio in France with ill-gotten gains.