Sunday, July 03, 2011

Switzerland blocks Syrian assets...

Switzerland has blocked 27 million francs (31.8 million dollars, 21.9 million euros) worth of assets linked to the Syrian regime, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said Sunday.

Financial sanctions and travel restrictions were imposed against 23 key players in the Syrian regime in May, including President Bashar al-Assad, intelligence chief Ali Mamlouk and interior minister Mohammad Ibrahim al-Chaar, for their "involvement in the repression against demonstrators."

Contacted by AFP, SECO confirmed information first published in Swiss German paper ZentralSchweiz am Sonntag. More...

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