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Syria: UK announces new sanctions on Assad officials
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab reveals new targeted sanctions against six members of the Syrian government, including Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad
President Bashar al-Assad and wife Asma (R) look at apple-tree saplings in al-Drekish, western Syria, in a picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency on 30 December 2020 (AFP) By Published date: 15 March 2021 13:34 UTC | Last update: 2 weeks 4 days ago
The United Kingdom has announced the imposition of further sanctions on officials linked to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad s government.
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that the new sanctions announced on Monday targeted six members of the Syrian government, including Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, for repressing the Syrian people .
London's Metropolitan Police opens preliminary investigation into possible war crimes by Asma al-Assad, UK-born wife of Syria's leader Bashar al Assad.
Wife Of Syria s Assad Faces War Crimes Probe In UK
Law firm seeks prosecution of Asma al Assad, a dual Syrian British national, for inciting, encouraging acts of terrorism. Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, is facing possible prosecution for crimes against humanity by inciting and encouraging acts of terrorism against the people of Syria.
Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers, a human rights law firm, submitted a confidential filing to the War Crimes Unit of the Metropolitan Police Service Counter-Terrorism Command on Saturday to open an investigation against Assad, who is a dual Syrian-British national. The legal team at Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers has been investigating this matter for a number of months and has submitted two confidential filings with the War Crimes Unit, the firm said in a statement.