E.Guinea leader's son fined 30mn euros, suspended jail confirmedTeodorin Obiang is the son of Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has ruled the country for four decadesPARIS - The son of Equatorial Guinea's leader was handed a 30-million-euro fine by a Paris court Monday on top of a suspended jail term for using public money to fund a jet-set lifestyle in Europe. Teodorin Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinea's leader Teodoro Obiang Nguema, had been convicted in 2017 of embezzlement. He had been handed a three-year jail term as well as the $32.9 million fine, with both sentences suspended. President Obiang has ruled with an iron fist for four decades. The latest of them, in December 2017, reportedly involved a group of men from Chad, Central African Republic and Sudan.

Source: Bangkok Post February 10, 2020 14:26 UTC