Assad's departure: trial in sight or impunity?

Getty Images On July 4, the French Court of Cassation will consider the validity of an arrest warrant for collusion in crimes against humanity issued against Bashar al-Assad while he was President of Syria and therefore the extent to which he continues to enjoy immunity, according to a judicial source this week. In order to decide on the validity of an arrest warrant, the Court of Cassation, the highest judicial body in France, will hold a publi…