EU imposes asset freeze, travel ban on five people tied to Syria’s Assad
How did your country report this? Share your view in the comments.
Diverging Reports Breakdown
EU imposes asset freeze, travel ban on five people tied to Syria’s Assad
EU imposes asset freeze and a ban on travel to the EU on five people linked with toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. Three former members of the Syrian Republican Guard and Armed Forces responsible for human rights violations during Assad’s rule.
The Council of the EU said the measures targeted three former members of the Syrian Republican Guard and Armed Forces responsible for human rights violations during Assad’s rule, including torture and extrajudicial killings, and who were involved in a wave of violence that took place in March.
Sign up here.
Those affected also included two prominent businessmen who represented the Assad government’s business and financial interests in Russia, which the EU says helped finance crimes against humanity.
Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Hugh Lawson
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab