Published on 23 March 2001

Mobutu Villa in Savigny to be sold - Proceeds to be transferred into a blocked account

Bern, 23.3.2001 - The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) has unblocked Mobutu's property in Savigny, Canton of Vaud, and invited the Debt Collection and Bankruptcy Office of Lavaux to sell the villa and its furnishings. The proceeds, minus the accrued maintenance costs and statutory liens on taxes, will be transferred into a blocked account.