BRUSSELS: Three Belgian companies have been called to court after it was learned they sold chemicals to Syria. According to various European news agency reports, at least one of the agents sold to Syria could be used for the manufacture of sarin nerve gas.
Isopropanol, which is commonly known to many as rubbing alcohol, is an ingredient in many household items including disinfectants, but it is also an ingredient in the manufacture of sarin. The Syrian regime has been accused of using chemical weapons against civilians in the ongoing civil war in that country numerous times.Euronews quotes Roland Cassier, a spokesman for the Antwerp Criminal Court, who announced a trial date of May 15 has been set for the three companies Belgian chemical group AAE Chemie and two handling agents, Danmar Logistics and Anex Customs.
