FOCUS: Meet the Guernsey journalist who shone a light on the al-Assad dealings

Tuesday 31 December 2024

The journalist who exposed Guernsey’s links to money laundering by alleged war criminal Rifaat al-Assad has spoken about the importance of providing a full picture of how wealth is managed and how authorities react to wrongdoing.

Rob Byrne‘s work helped the Bureau of Investigative Journalists and Guardian to name al-Assad, previously known as 'Client 1' by the GFSC, and expose how he used his Guernsey-based, unlicenced advisor, Ginette Louise Blondel, to secretly manage his family's vast wealth.

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