Assad's uncle sentenced to four years in jail in France for money laundering
by Kim Willsher in Paris and Bethan McKernan in Istan from on (#54PNF)
Court also orders confiscation of Rifaat al-Assad's French and London assets
French judges have sentenced the uncle of Syria's leader, Bashar al-Assad, to four years in prison after convicting him of money laundering and misappropriating Syrian public funds to build up a 90m (80.6m) property empire in France.
The court also ordered the confiscation of Rifaat al-Assad's assets in France as well as property worth 29m in London.
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