Syrian President’s niece forfeits £25k following sanctions evasion

Aniseh Chawkat, the niece of Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria, a student who has lived in London for over 4 years, has forfeited the contents of her UK bank account following the use of the account to evade sanctions and hold funds from the Syrian regime. A forfeiture order on a sum of £24,668.24 was granted at Westminster Magistrates Court...