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Equatorial Guinea president’s son convicted for selling national plane

A court in Equatorial Guinea convicted a son of the country’s president for illegally selling off a plane belonging to the national airline, a court official said.

The judge ruled on Tuesday that Ruslan Obiang Nsue, one of the sons of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, must serve six years in jail unless he compensates the state for the missing aircraft, supreme court press director Hilario Mitogo told reporters in a WhatsApp message.

The court convicted Obiang Nsue, 50, a former director of national carrier Ceiba Intercontinental, of selling the ATR 72-500 plane to a Spanish company and pocketing the cash.

He was placed under house arrest in 2023 on the order of his half-brother, the country’s vice-president Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue — also a son of the president.

Mitogo said the court ruled that Obiang Nsue could avoid jail if he paid around $255,000 to the airline, along with damages and a fine to the state.

The court acquitted him on separate charges of embezzlement and abuse of office.

Obiang Nsue has also served as secretary of state for sports and youth in the oil-rich central African state, ruled for the past 46 years by his father, 83.

In a separate case targeting his half-brother, a French court handed Obiang Mangue a suspended jail sentence and a $35-million fine in July 2021 after convicting him of embezzling public funds.

hatchy:
They're even lucky Tinubu and his family are not the ones in charge.

Brendaniel:
See country that is trying to put their country right, but in Nigeria Seyi and Remi are busy squandering national resources on personal projects and their supporters are hailing them, does Nigeria od today look like a country ruled by sane people?

Sermwell:
That Guinea of country is far more transparent than Nigeria! They don't pretend. The president and his sons are ruling the country for everyone to see. And one of his sons was openly convicted for everyone to see. But here in Nigeria, Seyi exercises powers that are for more than that of the Vice president. He embezzles and loot resources, but you'll never know because he's shielded by the system! What was stolen by the Guinea president's son is just peanut compared to what Seyi is doing in Nigeria! Don't let these useless politicians dribble your brain anyhow!

RealLordZeus:
This hatred for your country is something else.. comparing Nigeria to E Guinea where the president son is the VP

Passionnn:
Seyi of Equatorial Guinea
Wishy washy judgement.
He won't return the money and nothing is going to happen.
Unless no be Nguema be him papa

mariovito:
Nigeria is bad o

But you see all this small small African

Brendaniel:
And Seyi is the de-facto VP in Nigeria, is Seyi not stronger than Shettima ?

Abeg carry your nonsense love for Nigeria and throw inside the trash, you support an insane man as president to destroy your country because of tribal affiliation...

mariovito:
Nigeria is bad o

But you see all this small small African country ehn, they are on another level.

Imagine selling government airplane.

In another one, the courts okayed a 92 year old geriatric to run for the number one office in their land.

Brendaniel:
And Seyi is the de-facto VP in Nigeria, is Seyi not stronger than Shettima ?

Abeg carry your nonsense love for Nigeria and throw inside the trash, you support an insane man as president to destroy your country because of tribal affiliation...