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Amman – The Swiss Federal Council announced that it has decided to impose an additional freeze on the assets of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his close circle.

The council stated that the measures were taken to ensure that no funds linked to Assad leave Switzerland before undergoing judicial review regarding their legitimacy.

It clarified that if it is later determined that the funds have an illicit origin, Switzerland will seek to return them in a way that benefits the Syrian people.

The council also noted that the measures target individuals who held public positions under the authoritarian regimes of Bashar and his father, Hafez al-Assad, as well as those who had close family, personal, or business ties with them.

In December, the Swiss government revealed that Syrian assets frozen in Switzerland amount to $112 million, most of which have been frozen for years due to European Union sanctions imposed on Syria in May 2011.