French court confirms Bashar al-Assad arrest warrant over Syria chemical attack
Assad has denied Syrian government forces were involved in the 2013 chemical attack/ France's top appeals court has ruled that an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued for alleged complicity in crimes and humanity and war crimes is valid, lawyers say. Last year, investigative judges sought the arrest of Mr Assad and three others over a deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria in 2013, in which he denied any involvement. Anti-terrorism prosecutors challenged the French warrant’s validity, saying he had immunity as a ...
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