French court quashed Assad's arrest warrant

rts.ch (French)

French justice overturned the arrest warrant for former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The warrant, issued in 2023 for chemical attacks in 2013, was annulled because personal immunity protects a head of state. However, new warrants could be issued as Assad is no longer president, allowing the investigation into war crimes to continue.


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