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Madagascar
Paris appeals court throws out Sutter brothers' case

Fourteen years after the event, a French court has closed another chapter in the dispute between Belgian brothers Peter de Sutter and Kristof de Sutter and the state of Madagascar. [...]

Published on 06/12/2023 at 05:40 GMT

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