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French courts return Sassou's Falcon jet, previously seized by Commisimpex

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Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, in Moscow, on 29 October 2026.
Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, in Moscow, on 29 October 2026. © Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via Reuters

Taken over in 2020 at the request of businessman Mohsen Hojeij, who is claiming €2.2bn from Congo, the Falcon 7X jet has now been pried from the hands of the Lebanese creditor and his financiers and placed by a French court in the care of the Congolese state. This highly symbolic victory marks a turning point in the legal strategy pursued by Brazzaville's new lawyers.

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