French court convicts Equatorial Guinea’s vice president

Teodorin Obiang, vice president of Equatorial Guinea, has been found guilty of embezzling money to buy property and luxury cars.

Teodorin Obiang, vice president of Equatorial Guinea, has been found guilty of embezzling money to buy property and luxury cars.

He is also the son of the country’s president. He was sentenced in absentia by a French court.

Al Jazeera’s David Chater reports from Paris.