The 57-year-old tycoon is the most prominent defendant in a trial starting Tuesday in Antananarivo over five Boeing 777s routed to Iran via temporary Malagasy registrations to circumvent multiple US sanctions.
The planes, now registered to Iranian carrier Mahan Air, never physically entered Madagascar.
Instead, Malagasy investigators believe their registration allowed them to transit international airspace before reaching Iran in July 2025.
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