{"id":9373,"date":"2018-03-26T21:59:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T03:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?post_type=news&p=9373"},"modified":"2018-03-26T21:59:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T03:59:45","slug":"son-of-angolas-ex-presidents-named-suspect-in-500m-fraud","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/news\/son-of-angolas-ex-presidents-named-suspect-in-500m-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Son of Angola’s ex-President’s named suspect in $500m fraud case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The son of Angola’s ex-President Jos\u00e9 Eduardo dos Santos has been formally accused of fraud over the alleged illegal transfer of $500m (\u00a3350m) from the central bank to the UK.<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Filomeno dos Santos is also barred from leaving the country, deputy Attorney General Luis Benza Zanga said.<\/p>\n

Mr Dos Santos is the highest profile person targeted in new President Jo\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o’s anti-corruption drive.<\/p>\n

He had led oil-rich Angola’s sovereign wealth fund during his father’s rule.<\/p>\n

However, he was removed from this role in January, months after a BBC investigation into Angola’s $5bn fund<\/a> and following an internal governance review.<\/p>\n

The allegations against him relate to the $500m transferred to a British bank, which was then frozen by authorities in the UK. The UK say the money can now be returned.<\/p>\n

Mr Dos Santos was formally named a suspect in the investigation, along with the former governor of Angola’s central bank, Valter Filipe da Silva.<\/p>\n

Neither were immediately available to comment.<\/p>\n

Mr Zanga said there was no chance of the case falling under any sort of amnesty currently being offered by the government.<\/p>\n

“A pardon will not work… this case will run to its final outcome,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Isabel Dos Santos, who was sacked as head of oil firm Sonangol, is Africa’s richest woman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mr Dos Santos was the second of the former president’s children to be dismissed by Mr Louren\u00e7o.<\/p>\n

His sister Isabel was removed as head of the state oil company Sonangol last year.<\/p>\n

Billionaire Ms Dos Santos is Africa’s richest woman; it is not known how much her brother is worth. Many of the former president’s children have government-linked roles.<\/p>\n

Mr Dos Santos stepped down after 38 years in power last year. Mr Louren\u00e7o, also known as JLo, succeeded him with a promise of cracking down on corruption.<\/p>\n

He has also developed a reputation for pushing aside powerful figures associated with his predecessor.<\/p>\n

Angola is Africa’s second-biggest oil producer.<\/p>\n

BBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The son of Angola’s ex-President Jos\u00e9 Eduardo dos Santos has been formally accused of fraud over the alleged illegal transfer of $500m (\u00a3350m) from the central bank to the UK. Jos\u00e9 Filomeno dos Santos is also barred from leaving the country, deputy Attorney General Luis Benza Zanga said. 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