France’s top court annuls arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad

Judges rule document invalid as former Syrian leader had immunity as head of stateFrance’s highest court has cancelled an arrest warrant for the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war.The Cour de cassation declared the warrant invalid under international law, which gives heads of state personal immunity from prosecution in foreign courts while they are in office. Continue reading...