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#1 Article Summary: Swiss to auction 25 supercars seized from son of Equatorial Guinea dictator

The article "Swiss to auction 25 supercars seized from son of Equatorial Guinea dictator" written by Agence France-Presse published in the Guardian September 29,2019 is devoted to the discussion of the 25 luxury cars withdrawn from Equatorial Guinea's vice president Teodorin Obiang Nguema. The supercars are going to be sold on the following Geneva auction. Auctioneers say that the overall value of the cars amounts to $18.7m. Firstly, the author explains that the cars have been confiscated by Swiss justice because of the illegal actions connected with the financial manipulations of Obiang.However, the charges had been dismissed,but,nevertheless, the court declared that the cars had to  remain under control of the government. The author gives an example of the case ocurred in October 2017 when Obiang was accused by a Paris court of using public money in his personal interests to buy assets in France. Moreover,he also emphasizes that the vice president is notoriously known