French prosecutor requests prison against Rifaat Al Assad

According to french newspaper "Le Parisien" Rifaat Al Assad, uncle of current syrian president Bashar Al Assad, faces a punishment of four years of prison and confiscation of the totality of his vast real estate realm in France.

Rifaat who had to go in exile in France after a botched coup against his brother, former president Hafez Al Assad, in 1984 has acquired assets in France worth 90 million Euros.

The french financial prosecutor (Parquet national financier) accuses Rifaat of money laundering, tax evasion and embezzlement of property of the syrian people.

Impending trial against Bachar's uncle Rifaat in France

French financial prosecutors have completed their investigations against Rifaat Al-Assad and transmitted the bill of indictment to the court. Rifaat who fled Syria in 1984 after an attempted coup against his brother Hafez and left Syria definitely in 1998 lives in Paris since then and has aquired a vast empire of property in Europe. 
He is accused of embezzlement, tax evasion and money laundering.


https://www.liberation.fr/france/2019/04/02/l-oncle-pilleur-de-bachar-al-assad-rattrape-par-la-justice-francaise_1719011