France’s Top Court Annuls Arrest Warrant for Bashar Al-Assad

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France's highest court, the Cour de cassation, has annulled an arrest warrant for former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The arrest warrant had been issued for Assad's involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's civil war. The court ruled that the arrest warrant was invalid under international law, which grants heads of state immunity from prosecution in foreign courts while in office. The judges said t…

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This is reported by Le Monde. The Court of Cassation ruled that there were no exceptions to presidential immunity, even for war crimes and crimes against humanity. However, the presiding judge, Christophe Soular, indicated that since Assad is no longer president, new arrest warrants could be issued against him and the investigation could continue. Assad is accused of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity. France issued a warrant f…

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On Friday, the French judiciary cancelled the arrest warrant issued in 2023 in Paris against former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for chemical attacks in 2013. She believes that no exception can lift the personal immunity of a head of state.