RIFAAT AL-ASSAD SENTENCED BY PARIS COURT TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON

Highlights –

• Uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sentenced to four years in prison.
• Rifaat al-Assad sentenced to prison; trial started on December 9, 2019.
• Property in France has been confiscated.
•  Rifaat al-Assad's real estate holdings were valued at $99.5 million.

According to a recent order by the Paris court, Rifaat al-Assad, the 82-y....