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January 23, 2020 Misappropriation, fraud and money laundering: these are the accusations formalized by the Angolan Prosecutor against Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of the former president. Prosecutor General Helder Pitta Groz announced the indictment of the richest woman in Africa, specifying that the charges are for the 18-month period in which he directed Sonangol, a state-owned oil company.

In addition to Dos Santos, which is located outside the country and rejects the accusations, according to the Portuguese news agency Lusa, the Angolan Prosecutor's Office also charged the former Sonangol financial administrator, Sarju Raikundalia, Ma'rio Leite da Silva, senior executive of the Banco de Fomento Angola (Bfa), Paula Oliveira, friend of the billionaire and the director of the Eurobic bank, whose name has not been made public.

The Angolan Prosecutor General has specified that in the event that the accused do not present themselves to the authorities of their own free will, an international arrest warrant will be issued. The accusations of corruption and nepotism against Dos Santos and collaborators were formalized in the wake of the Luanda Leaks, a vast investigation by the British Guardian newspaper and the International Consortium of investigative journalists, made known in recent days and which has revealed the history of the immense fortune of the woman.

The defendant's father, Josè Eduardo Dos Santos, was the president of the former Portuguese-speaking colony from 1979 to 2017. Angola is the second largest oil producer in Africa, behind Nigeria, and its state company is the pillar of the national economy. Black gold represents 90% of exports.