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Congo's lawyers vie over Commisimpex case

Simone Bernard-Dupré has been told that she will no longer be representing Congo in the presidential Falcon seizure affair. The decision was taken by the Congolese task force overseeing the case in France. [...]

Published on 01.02.2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Antonin Mokoko
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International Chamber of Commerce
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Congo makes final bid to block sale of Sassou's seized Falcon jet

Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is making a final push to prevent the sale of his jet, which is scheduled for 3 October in France. This may be the final act in a long legal battle launched by Commisimpex, which is owned by Lebanese businessman Mohsen Hojeij.

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The President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, in Ankara, June 3, 2023.

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Congo leader's Falcon 7X remains trapped in legal tussle with Commisimpex

The legal tussle between the Congo state and the Lebanese firm Commisimpex over Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso's seized Falcon 7X continues after a French court on 29 March rejected an appeal from Congo to suspend the aircraft's sale.

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Sassou reshuffles his legal task force

Unhappy with how several lawsuits and arbitration proceedings in Paris are going, Brazzaville is bringing in French specialists to boost the task force in charge of defending the interests of the president and the Congolese state.

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Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso.

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Brazzaville switches team on Commisimpex case

Emmanuel Caulier will take over from fellow lawyer Kevin Grossmann in the seizures component of the Commisimpex case, including that of the presidential Falcon 7X jet now being claimed by new individuals. One of these is Frenchman Serge Berrebi.

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Spotlight | Congo, France
French financial prosecution service to investigate corruption suspicions in Commisimpex affair

The French financial prosecution service has instructed an examining magistrate to investigate the 2013 arbitration ruling ordering the Republic of the Congo to pay €1.5bn to Commisimpex, a construction company owned by Lebanese businessman Mohsen Hojeij.

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Congo challenges Mohsen Hojeij's billion-euro arbitration for 'corruption'

Breaking news published on 08/10/21 at 17:00 p.m. - Congo lodged a complaint against "persons unknown" on 7 October, accusing the president of the tribunal that arbitrated Commisimpex's 2013 claim against the state, of having ties to Hojeij's company.

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Spotlight | Congo
From New York to Miami, Mohsen Hojeij takes on Congo

A Trump Hotel and Tower apartment, a building in Miami, the presidential Falcon... After failing to reach an agreement with the Congolese head of state, businessman Mohsen Hojeij, who is suing Brazzaville for €1.2bn, is now after the presidential family's property.

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Trump International Hotel and Tower on Columbus Circle, New York City.

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