COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) syria

Appeal by Bashar Assad's uncle against sanctions rejected

Brussels, 21/01/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 21 January, the General Court of the EU confirmed the restrictive measures decided by the Council of the EU in 2011 and 2012 against Mohammad Makhlouf, the maternal uncle of Syrian president, Bashar Al-Assad, due to his links with the Syrian regime (T-509/11).

Since 2011, the name of Mohammad Makhlouf has been on the list (extended in 2012), by the Council of persons to whom the restrictive measures against Syria apply due to the fact that...