Sons of Syria's 'chemical weapons chief' are revealed to be British bankers

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Sons of Syria's 'chemical weapons chief' whose facilities were targeted by allied airstrikes are revealed to be British bankers 'who live in mansion blocks with their families'


The sons of Syria's alleged chemical weapons chief whose facilities were targeted by allied airstrikes are wealthy investment bankers living in luxury London properties.

Amr Armanazi, 74, runs Syria's Scientific Studies and Research Centre, which is said to be the hub of President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons programme.

It was targeted by airstrikes after Theresa May, Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron responded to a chemical attack by the Assad regime which killed 75 people.

And it has now emerged that the sons of Mr Armanazi reportedly both live in Britain - despite their father being blacklisted by the UK and US.

Zayd, 37, and his younger brother Bisher, 34, are said to have studied at Imperial College London and now both work for banks in the City of London.

Their uncle - Mr Armanazi's older brother, Ghayth, 75, also lives in London and is the former ambassador of the Arab League, reports The Sunday Times.

Zayd was granted British citizenship in 2009 - before the Syrian conflict started - however Bisher and Ghayth gained citizenship in 2013. They all live in the capital with their families, according to the newspaper.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5617501/Sons-Syrias-chemical-weapons-chief-live-mansion-blocks-families.html

[Igel]

1. So you're saying that if the parents do something bad, we must punish the kids?

How about if the kid does something wrong we punish the parents?

We see both done. And typically we think of it as a bad idea. Let the children's actions determine their fate, and the parents' theirs. Unless, of course, we're really mad and it's in some way political, then no hold's barred, apparently.

No idea what you think should have been done to Stalin's daughter just for bearing the toxic genes of mass murder and oppression that must only result in misery for millions. She turned out to be a translator, after having a troubled personal life. But then again, when your mother commits suicide because of your father's policies it's not easy to grow up anything like near normal. (Although in some ways her life is becoming the new normal.) Alliluyeva's memoirs show a rather mixed relationship with her father, and if you want to understand one species of human monster it's a worthwhile although inconsistently biased read (it's her memoirs and not just "recollections about my father", so if you read it to learn about Stalin it's like picking the meat out of a 20-lb pile of boiled chicken wings ... sorry for the bizarre simile).