Campaigners Seek Recovery of Assad’s Alleged Millions in London

Campaigners Seek Recovery of Assad’s Alleged Millions in London

Syrian campaigners and human rights lawyers are pressing British authorities to disclose and potentially repurpose tens of millions of pounds reportedly linked to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and believed to be held in a London bank account, according to UK’s The Observer. The newspaper reported that campaigners believe Assad may have left at least £40 million in an HSBC account before returning from London to Syria in 1994. With accu…