A picture taken on Saturday at the Bonmont Abbey in Cheserex, western Switzerland, showing four of the 25 luxury sport cars seized from Teodorin Obiang Nguema , who is both the son and vice president of Equatorial Guinea's President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. AFP file photoEquatorial Guinea Saturday slammed as “unilateral and illegal” British sanctions against the son of the country’s veteran president, known for his wildly extravagant lifestyle, over corruption allegations.
The UK on Thursday imposed sanctions on Teodorin Obiang, the vice president of the central west African country and the president’s son, for his involvement in the misappropriation of state funds into his own personal bank accounts.It alleged he had splurged $500 million on mansions around the world, luxury cars and a collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia including a $275,000 crystal-covered glove that the singer wore on his 1987-89 “Bad” tour.
“The unfounded sanctions imposed by the British government find their justification in the manipulations, the lies… that some non-governmental organisations promote against the good image of Equatorial Guinea”, an official statement from Malabo said. The vice president “has not made any investment in the United Kingdom,” it said, terming the measures “unilateral and illegal”.
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