Den afrikanske diktator-ætling er kendt for at vælte sig i luksus, mens langt de fleste i hans hjemland lever i armod, men nu er grebet ved at strammes på foranledning af anti-korruptionsvagthunden, Transparency International.
French authorities have seized the Paris mansion (palæagtig ejendom) of the son of Equatorial Guinea’s leader as part of a money-laundering probe, BBC online reports Saturday. Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue is currently being sought on corruption charges.
His six-storey mansion, located in a prestigious neighbourhood, is thought to be worth between 100 million and 150 million euros. Mr Obiang, the 43-year-old son of President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mbasogo, denies any wrongdoing.
Recently, a French judge issued an international search warrant after Mr Obiang refused to be interviewed by magistrates on charges of corruption.
The allegations were brought forward by Transparency International. The anti-corruption group suspects Mr Obiang, as well as his father and several other African leaders, of using state assets to acquire property in France.
In October 2011, the US government said it would seek to recover assets worth more 70 million US dollar from Mr Obiang. A month earlier, French police seized some fifteen luxury cars belonging to Mr Obiang, including a Maserati, Aston Martin and Rolls Royce.
Equatorial Guinea is one of Africa’s largest oil exporters, but most of its 720.000-strong population lives in poverty.
