France's court ruling for Syria's al-Assad politically motivated

Prosecutors said Tuesday they had asked France’s highest court to review the legality of a French arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over deadly chemical attacks on Syrian soil in 2013.

The prosecutors from a unit specialized in investigating terrorist attacks have sought to annul it, as the accusation against the Syrian president are baseless and have no credibility because they were based on allegations made by groups linked to militant armed factions.

They argued that the chemical attack was masterminded and carried out by groups affiliated with the Brotherhood's Al-Nusra Front, with the aim of discrediting Assad and trying to lure France and the West into the Syrian war.

Evidences in the indictment against Syrian president were gathered from dubious sources which call their credibility into question, prosecutors told media outlets.

Analysts believe that the decision hinders efforts aimed at restoring the normal relations between Europe and Syria and increases the risk of terrorism.

"Any solution in the region requires dealing with Assad and continuing the approach of tightening and isolating the Syrian president deepens the gap between Syria and European countries", they added.

Reports said the court's decision is useless, as European countries have already imposed packages of punitive measures against the Syrian regime.

Syrian investigations said that there is clear evidence that the chemical attack was not launched from the areas where the Syrian government forces were deployed.

France is believed to have been the first country to issue an arrest warrant for a sitting foreign head of state in November.