President Obiang’s son, Ruslan Obiang Nsue, has been sentenced to six years in prison for illegally selling a state-owned plane.
A court in Equatorial Guinea has convicted Ruslan Obiang Nsue, son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, for illegally selling an aircraft belonging to the national carrier.
The court ruled Tuesday that Obiang Nsue, 50, former director of Ceiba Intercontinental, must serve six years in prison unless he reimburses the airline about $255,000, in addition to damages and a state fine, said Supreme Court press director Hilario Mitogo.
He was found guilty of selling a Ceiba-owned ATR 72-500 to a Spanish company and keeping the proceeds. He was first placed under house arrest in 2023 on the orders of his half-brother, Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.
The court acquitted him of separate charges of embezzlement and abuse of office. Obiang Nsue has previously served as secretary of state for sports and youth. His father, 83, has ruled the oil-rich nation for more than four decades.