Assad's uncle sentenced to four years in jail in France for money laundering

Court also orders confiscation of Rifaat al-Assad’s French and London assets

French judges have sentenced the uncle of Syria’s leader Bashar al-Assad to four years in prison for after convicting him of money laundering and misappropriating Syrian public funds to build up a €90m property empire in France.

The court also ordered the confiscation of Rifaat al-Assad’s assets in France as well as property worth €29m in London.

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