article_snippet.sent: Bashar's father has since spent more than 30 years living a life of luxury moving between homes in Paris, London and the southern Spanish city of Marbella.
article_snippet.sent: Bashar's father family's assets, outlined by French customs in a May 2014 report, are valued at around £64million - much of it held through a web of businesses based in Luxembourg.
article_snippet.sent: Defending his father:
highlights_snippet.sent: And was later exiled to Europe  after attempting to seize power from brother .