EU sanctions sister of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

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12-03-2014 | 07:28
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EU sanctions sister of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

A European Union court has ratified on Wednesday sanctions against the sister of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying that her family ties justify the measures.

Buchra al-Assad is the sister of President Bashar and the widow of Assef Shawkat, who was the deputy chief of staff of the Syrian regime. He was killed in 2012, in a bombing targeting the national security headquarters in Damascus.

"The mere fact that Ms al-Assad is the sister of the Syrian president is sufficient ... to be able to consider her as being linked to the leaders of Syria," the court said.

"It is well known that power has traditionally been exercised on a family basis in Syria," the court added.

It was appropriate to extend sanctions to relatives of Syrian leaders, the judges argued, since the targeted individuals could use family members to evade the measures.


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