Nation Takes Sultan’s Brother to Court

Brunei’s government said it has begun legal proceedings against the younger brother of the sultan, freezing his assets and accusing him of improper use of state funds. The prime minister’s office in the tiny sultanate in Southeast Asia said the proceedings against Prince Jefri came after an investigation into the huge losses suffered by Amedeo Development Corp., the country’s largest private company. Jefri denied the allegations in a statement. He resigned as finance minister in 1998 and was stripped of his post as head of the Brunei Investment Agency.