dont fall for that BS!
they are only doing this to circumvent sanctions and get both her and their children to live a comfy prosperous multi billionaire life in london.
asma is just as messed up as bashar, make no mistake!
she knew and fully supported everything he did!
She was ok living with him when he had power but now’s a good time to leave him ?
She may not have helped , supported or encouraged any atrocities
But she is morally fucken bankrupt don’t allow her to the UK
Does she actually believe that she's immune to the #defenestration epidemic that's endemic in Russia? Albeit dying is probably better than being stuck living in Russia.
It will be interesting to see if the Brits decide she is still a citizen and can return to London, in the light of the sheer fuckery they did to Shamima Begum - who basically did the same thing she did, but as a dumb idealistic kid who wasn't guaranteed massive wealth and power.
It will be interesting what the UK government does here. The Met Police apparently have a file on her for complicity in war crimes.
I wonder if the UK will take her back in if she can encourage her "husband" to hand himself in to the ICC or The Hague? If not, stay in exile.
It's only because they're getting divorced. 👍
Didn't take long. I bet life in heavily sanctioned, international pariah Russia isn't at all pleasant these days. Especially with a language barrier and dictatorship.
She’s an international criminal. Not just war crimes but other economic crimes. They would HAVE to arrest her. But maybe the US under Trump will welcome her if she can toss the the Trump team some cash.
I’ve often put it exactly that way. But there is a natural order to things. Again my condolences and hope you can find some peace this holiday season and in the new year. Be good to yourself.
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Question is whether UK will let her in. She could not possibly have bern ignorant of what her husband was authorizing in his prisons. Wouldn't be surprised if mothers reached out to her for help, hoping for a sympathetic ear.
She is a British citizen. Also, she got married to Asad at the age of 25, it was probably an arranged marriage, and she had to survive in it.
Interesting that according to the article Russians froze Asad’s assets.
People are always looking to excuse women's shitty behavior.
This woman is clearly your bog standard dictators wife. There to enjoy the spoils of his bloody work without having to dirty her hands. I'd buy it if she was kidnapped at 15, but that's not what happened.
I am not sure she had a choice. Muslim marriages typically don’t leave women any freedom, especially when their own families are on their husband’s side. How do you really escape a husband who isn’t shy of killing people? She was under his full control.
I’m not saying that she wasn’t evil. What I’m trying to say - we really don’t know. The only choice she made that she could’ve escaped was her marriage. But after she entered it she and her family were pretty much at a gunpoint. Her actions can’t be judged independently of it.
Why is it so clear to you? There is no information about her except for articles published by the Syrian PR. Also, there is no such a thing as a standard dictator’s wife. Most of them are hostage one way or another. Putin’s ex-wife is still a hostage
She was sanctioned since 2012 I think. But sanctioned citizens can still enter the country, they just can’t manage assets and etc. She was born in 1975, so she got citizenship as a birthright, and the government didn’t try to revoke her citizenship yet, not sure why.
She is sanctioned, but she can’t be denied entry as she is a citizen. Her citizenship should be revoked to get entry denied. However, it feels like she is being denied exiting Russia
Not really a surprise. She probably (a little benefit of doubt) knew what Al-Assad was authorizing, and his minions were doing. She was not totally isolated and had traveled so would presumably see reports about his actions.
She waited to divorce him until he lost everything, not when he committed genocide and murdered hundreds of thousands of child protestors? She’s no hero. Just another villain in a dress.
I don’t understand why they are there anyway? He is a glaring reminder of a Putin failure. I expect the plane that carries her home will have mechanical problems and then he will defenestrate himself in sorrow.
She was completely complicit in all of the evil perpetrated by the Assad regime and she should be banned from ever entering the UK. Let her rot in Moscow with her evil husband.
Interesting and the al-Assads' collective plight is a schadenfreude buffet, but the piece utterly failed to cover the British perspective. Some [many? most] in London don't want anything to do with her and even wish that she would be stripped of her citizenship and declared Persona Non Grata.
If you've seen his garage, you know that he also lost a couple pickup trucks.
If there was a dog somewhere in there, he'll start recording country music.
Initial reports are that she was an active participant in power struggles within the govt for influence and corruption. She may not have participated in oppression but financial malfeasance will likely be easily proven.
On top of that, she was diagnosed with Leukemia this past year I think
From what I've read about her she doesn't sound like she was an innocent housewife with NO IDEA what her husband was up to. I don't even see how that scenario could even be possible. She had expansive business interests in Syria under her husband's regime for a start.
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they are only doing this to circumvent sanctions and get both her and their children to live a comfy prosperous multi billionaire life in london.
asma is just as messed up as bashar, make no mistake!
she knew and fully supported everything he did!
She may not have helped , supported or encouraged any atrocities
But she is morally fucken bankrupt don’t allow her to the UK
...Or the window.
I wonder if the UK will take her back in if she can encourage her "husband" to hand himself in to the ICC or The Hague? If not, stay in exile.
Didn't take long. I bet life in heavily sanctioned, international pariah Russia isn't at all pleasant these days. Especially with a language barrier and dictatorship.
Murderous whore without a country. As it should be.
Interesting that according to the article Russians froze Asad’s assets.
This woman is clearly your bog standard dictators wife. There to enjoy the spoils of his bloody work without having to dirty her hands. I'd buy it if she was kidnapped at 15, but that's not what happened.
She also has a lot of previous experience in banking and was very, very involved in a lot of financial b******* there.
She gets zero passes from me
Is she not culpable? Adjacent?
Now she’s divorcing him?!?
Or will he have to settle for a show on Newsmax? 👀🙄
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If there was a dog somewhere in there, he'll start recording country music.
On top of that, she was diagnosed with Leukemia this past year I think
It's also possible she was trapped in her role as wife, with little chance of escape when she was in Syria, due to Assads controlling nature.
I'm sure she'll be fairly assessed.
I wasn't aware she had cancer.
Additionally, she was there for years. You really think she didn't figure out that some shady shit was happening?