High Court launches operation against assets of Syrian President Bashar Al - Assad ' s uncle , Rifaat Al - AssadMembers of the Spanish Civil guard during a search at the Gray de Albion ' s building in Marbella , Malaga , Andalusia , Spain , 04 April 2017 . The High Court has launched an operation against the assets of Syrian President Bashar al - Assad ' s uncle , Rifaat al - Assad for alleged crimes of money laundering and criminal association . Judge Jose de la Mata ordered the search of 15 properties in wealthy Andalusian resort towns ; he also froze bank accounts held by 16 individuals , and another 76 deposits held in the name of legal entities , media reported . EPA / ALF 최신 유행 트렌드 총집결 # 흥 ( 클릭 ! )