The Rifaat al-Assad case: the perseverance of the plaintiffs

On 31 March 2026, the Criminal Division of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) issued an order to close the case against Rifaat al-Assad following his death. The case had been referred to it on 11 March 2024 with an indictment by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, following more than 10 years of investigation […] The post The Rifaat al-Assad case: the perseverance of the…