French prosecutors seek up to five years jail for Saleh brothers over Paris property scheme
Paris prosecutors have asked for prison terms of four and five years for Khaled and Ahmed Saleh, sons of former Yemeni president Ali Abdallah Saleh, accusing them of using misappropriated funds to buy luxury apartments. An arrest warrant and asset seizure have also been requested.
The Parquet national financier in Paris has filed criminal complaints against Khaled Saleh, 39, and Ahmed Saleh, 54, alleging they laundered money stolen by their father, former Yemeni president Ali Abdallah Saleh, to acquire luxury flats in the city’s prestigious “triangle d’or.” Prosecutors are requesting prison terms of four years for Khaled and five years for Ahmed, as well as an international arrest warrant because the brothers are currently residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The indictment also calls for the seizure of the Parisian apartments and the freezing of several million euros in French bank accounts. Mohamed A., who managed the brothers’ French assets, is proposed to receive a three-year custodial sentence, while Chainez C., labeled the operations director, faces a two-year suspended term, a fine and a ban from working in real estate. The case highlights ongoing efforts to recover assets linked to the former president, whose wealth was described by a UN expert report as ranging between 32 and 60 billion dollars, though exact figures were not cited in the court filing.
Why it matters
The case targets alleged corruption tied to a former head of state and seeks to recover assets bought with misappropriated public funds.
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