The case concerns the death of a French-Syrian citizen during the bombing in 2017.
French investigative judges have issued an arrest warrant for ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on suspicion of complicity in war crimes, including deliberate attacks on civilians. This was reported by Reuters on Wednesday, January 22.
The mandate was issued as part of the investigation into the case of French-Syrian citizen Salah Abu Nabour, who died on June 7, 2017 during the bombing of Syria. The French judiciary believes that Assad ordered and provided the means for the attack.
This is the second arrest warrant issued by French judges against Syria’s former president, who was ousted by rebels in early December 2024.
In November 2023, French judges issued the first arrest warrant for Assad on charges of complicity in crimes against humanity and complicity in war crimes. This follows an investigation into the chemical attacks in Douma and the Eastern Ghouta region in August 2013, which killed more than a thousand people.
Assad has denied using chemical weapons against his opponents in the civil war that broke out in 2011.
Recall that in early December 2024, rebel forces in Syria attacked the country’s largest city, Aleppo, after which they quickly took control of other regions. On December 8, rebels in Damascus declared the capital “free” from Assad, who fled to Russia.
Source: korrespondent
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