Court rules Obiang mansion seizure was justified

The International Court of Justice in The Hague has ruled that France had the right to seize a Paris mansion owned by the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president, Teodorin Obiang, following his 2017 conviction for money laundering.

Equatorial Guinea had argued that the building was subject to diplomatic immunity.

Despite riches in oil and gas, 76% of Equatorial Guinea’s 1.

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