Syria Faces Legal and Operational Hurdles in Bid to Recover Fugitives and Assets via Interpol

Syria Faces Legal and Operational Hurdles in Bid to Recover Fugitives and Assets via Interpol

Syria’s Ministry of Justice recently announced the formation of a dedicated “Extradition Committee” to liaise with Interpol on individuals wanted by national authorities, alongside establishing transitional-justice complaint offices and initiating efforts to recover allegedly embezzled public assets transferred abroad. Although the step signals an attempt to introduce institutional structure into a sensitive legal file, it does not create an int…