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Sons of Yemen ex-president on trial in France over alleged stolen assets

French prosecutors claim that two of the sons of the late Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh (pictured) laundered some €16m of the state assets.
French prosecutors claim that two of the sons of the late Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh (pictured) laundered some €16m of the state assets. AFP

Two sons of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh are on trial in Paris on Monday, accused of embezzling public funds that were used to buy luxury property worth €16 million in Paris.

Ahmed and Khaled Saleh are charged with money laundering, embezzlement of public funds and corruption as part of an organised criminal group. They deny the allegations.

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