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Enrico Monfrini

Swiss lawyer retained by President Obasanjo's government in mid-September 1999 to lead the multi-jurisdictional Abacha asset-recovery effort.

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2010

Enrico Monfrini

Swiss lawyer retained by President Obasanjo's government in mid-September 1999 to lead the multi-jurisdictional Abacha asset-recovery effort.

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What happened

Swiss lawyer retained by President Obasanjo's government in mid-September 1999 to lead the multi-jurisdictional Abacha asset-recovery effort. Filed Swiss interim freezing request 30 September 1999 (granted within two weeks). Cumulative recoveries through 2020s reach approximately $2.4 billion across CH, JE, US, UK, LI.

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