Spanish judge Mata proposed the trial of money laundering against Rifaat Assad, uncle of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and 13 others.

Judge in Spanish court Jose de la Mata on November 21 accused Rifaat Assad, former Syrian vice president, along with 13 other suspects, including his eight sons, to launder money from Syria into Europe. since the 1980s.

The court said the group had laundered about $ 664 million in Spain through real estate purchases. In 2017, the judge ordered the confiscation of more than 500 properties belonging to Assad and his relatives.

Rifaat Assad, presumably living in France, fled Syria in 1984. Judge Mato now requires prosecutors to decide whether Spain should proceed with the case.

Global Witness, a UK-based group that investigates corruption related to human rights violations, released a report on November 11 saying that members of Syrian President Assad's family were accused of possessing real estate. real estate nearly 40 million USD in commercial area in Moscow, Russia.

The Syrian family of Makhlouf of Syrian President Bashar Assad has not yet commented on the allegations.