The French judiciary has issued an arrest warrant for former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on suspicion of complicity in war crimes, particularly related to the death of a French-Syrian man in 2017. Investigating judges believe al-Assad was involved in murder and attacks on civilians. The 59-year-old victim was killed when Syrian army helicopters bombed his house in Daraa in June 2017. France's judiciary suspects al-Assad ordered the attack and provided the necessary means. This is the second arrest warrant issued by French authorities against al-Assad in 2023, following a previous one related to chemical weapons attacks in East Ghouta.
The French judiciary on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for ousted Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad on suspicion of complicity in war crimes, especially relating to the death of a French-Syrian man in 2017. According to investigating judges, al-Assad was suspected of complicity in murder and attacks on civilians. It was gathered that the 59-year-old man was killed when Syrian army helicopters in June 2017 bombed his house in the southern Syrian city of Daraa was bombed.
While citing investigators, the report said that France’s judiciary suspects that al-Assad ordered the attack and provided the necessary means for it. At the time, al-Assad’s government was attempting to regain control of Daraa from opposition forces. Recall that in 2023, the French judiciary issued an arrest warrant for al-Assad in connection with chemical weapons attacks. This specifically concerned severe chemical attacks in the region of East Ghouta near Damascus in August 2013.
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