Mobutu assets ruling [Switzerland FCC]

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Mobutu assets ruling [Switzerland FCC]

July 14, 2009 04:17:00 pm

Hochstrasser, et al. v. Bundesanwaltschaft, Swiss Federal Criminal Court, July 14, 2009 [releasing the frozen assets of former Zaire leader Mobutu Sese Seko to his heirs].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on issues involving the Congo.

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