Ahmed al-Sharaa Asks Vladimir Putin to Hand Over Bashar al-Assad
ARK News.. Arab media sources have reported that the Syrian president has officially requested his Russian counterpart to extradite Bashar al-Assad for trial in Syria.
According to Al Arabiya and Al Hadath channels, sources revealed on Saturday, March 22, 2025, that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa formally asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to hand over Bashar al-Assad so he could be prosecuted on Syrian soil.
Earlier this month, Reuters cited diplomatic sources stating that President al-Sharaa had also requested Russia to return funds allegedly deposited in Moscow by the former regime leader.
However, sources confirmed that a Russian delegation visiting Damascus recently informed Al-Sharaa that Assad had not deposited any funds in Russia.
Regarding the possibility of Moscow extraditing Bashar al-Assad to Damascus, Reuters quoted a Russian source as saying that Russia would not agree to such a move, adding at the time that no formal request for extradition had been made.
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