Exclusive: Mark Bridges of Farrer & Co was trustee for Rifaat al-Assad, who was charged with war crimes in 2024Queen Elizabeth II’s private solicitor spent eight years helping to manage the offshore wealth of the uncle of the recently deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, an investigation has established.Rifaat al-Assad became known as the “butcher of Hama” after allegations he played a key role in a massacre of thousands of Syrians at the city of Hama in 1982. In 2024, Switzerland formally charged him with war crimes. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/17/queen-elizabeth-iis-solicitor-managed-offshore-wealth-for-assads-uncle
Author : David Pegg and Edward Siddons
Publish date : 2025-04-17 13:31:00
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Queen Elizabeth II’s solicitor managed offshore wealth for Assad’s uncle
