The Syrian leader Ahmed Ash-Sharaa appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin demanding to publish the former head of Syria Bashar al-Assad for trial in Damascus. About it reports the television company Al Arabiya with reference to its sources.
Bashar Assad, who headed Syria for many years, fled to Russia in early December last year. It happened after the rebels, headed by Hayyat Tahrir Ash-Sham, have seized Damascus for less than two weeks from the north of the country.
Russia has provided a political asylum, but now the new Syria leadership requires its extradition to carry out the legal process. Other details about Damascus's requirements are not reported.
This situation can lead to a serious international conflict, as Moscow, supporting Bashar Assad during his reign, can now face diplomatic pressure from the new Syria and its allies. At the same time, extradition issues will remain the subject of political and legal disputes.
