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A The news was advanced by the newspaper Expresso, which reports that the decision is related to the investigation of various crimes in the case of the insurer. AAA, gives Sonangol, where Irene Neto’s husband, businessman Carlos São Vicente, was president.
Meanwhile, a judicial source told Lusa that letters rogatory were also sent to Portugal and Luxembourg, requesting the collaboration of the judicial authorities in these investigations.
Responsible of PGR The Angolans were also in Switzerland last week to discuss with their counterparts in that country the recovery of the 900 million dollars (759.3 million euros) deposited in an account of the Angolan businessman, which is frozen by determination of the Swiss authorities.
Me 08 September, a PGR decreed the seizure of 49% of the company’s shares AAA Assets, in Standard Bank of Angola, under the direction of São Vicente. Three buildings were also seized AAA and doing IRCA, in Lenine Avenue, in Nova Marginal, in 21 de Janeiro Avenue and in Rua Amílcar Cabral, in Luanda, also under the direction of Carlos Manuel de São Vicente. The IU hotel chain and IKA, all in Luanda.
The businessman was heard and indicted on Wednesday on suspicion of crimes of embezzlement, economic participation in business, influence peddling and money laundering.
A Sonangol, a state oil company that was the origin of the insurance company that held the insurance monopoly for a decade Activities Angolan oil companies announced in a statement that they are following this process “with special attention.”
In an interview today with MFMThe businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, said she “irritated a lot of people” when she decided to cancel several contracts that she considered detrimental to the economy. Sonangol to practice about invoicing.
These include insurance contracts with the insurance company. AAA.
According to Isabel dos Santos, it was concluded that Sonangol He was able to save 70% on insurance and a new contract “with much lower values” was signed with another company.
The former chairman of the board of directors of Sonangol affirms that there were between 400 and 500 million dollars (330 to 420 million euros) more to pay per year for oil insurance, than during the 10 years in which the state oil company was a partner of AAA it represented potential losses totaling 4 or 5 billion dollars (3.3 to 4.2 billion euros).
“If those 900 million, almost a billion [mil milhões] dollars that are in that account are dividends of AAA, how much does the Sonangol obtained from dividends in relation to AAA and because Sonangol it did not follow the capital increases and allowed itself to be diluted, if the business was going well ”, questioned Isabel dos Santos, also PGR for alleged mismanagement and misappropriation of funds in Sonangol.
The businesswoman, who saw December their accounts and holdings subject to forfeiture in Angola were also not surprised by the amounts involved.
“If I am surprised that there are bank accounts with so much money? I am not surprised and I think it should not be the only bank account of people linked to the Sonangol that he has a lot of money and this may not be the only case ”, stressed Isabel dos Santos.
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