World court refuses to block trial of Equatorial Guinea VP
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The corruption trial of the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president can go ahead next month after the United Nations’ highest court on Wednesday refused to order France to halt the prosecution.
Equatorial Guinea filed a case with the International Court of Justice earlier this year, arguing that Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue has immunity from prosecution because of his position as vice president. The African nation then asked for so-called “provisional measures” blocking the French trial until the completion of the world court case — a process that could take months or years.