US harbouring of Assad ex-general undermines Syria justice drive

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US harbouring of Assad ex-general raises questions over Syria justice drive A former Syrian general may hold information about Syria’s chemical weapons programme that could help investigators establish responsibility for alleged crimes committed under the former regime, raising questions about how intelligence gathering involving him could affect efforts to secure accountability. Bassam al-Hassan, a former general who served as a strategic affairs adviser to ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and acted as a liaison between the presidential palace and Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Centre…