Paris CNN —France has issued an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the alleged use of banned chemical weapons against civilians in Syria, a judicial source told CNN on Wednesday.
This is the first international arrest warrant against Assad.
“All Interpol member states should then comply with the arrest warrant,” Chammas told CNN.
“We have never used our chemical arsenal in our history,” Assad said in 2017.
He added that “morally” the Syrian government would never do this “because it’s not acceptable.”
Persons:
Bashar al, Assad, Maher al, Michael Chammas, ” Chammas, “, Mazen Darwish, ” Darwish, Hadi al Khatib, ” Assad, it’s, ”
Organizations:
Paris CNN —, CNN, Interpol, Syrian Centre for Media, Open Society Justice Initiative, Eastern Ghouta, Syrian Center for Media
Locations:
Paris CNN — France, Syria, Germany, Douma, Eastern, Ghouta, Damascus, France