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Carlos São Vicente, who was heard today, for the second time, for around seven hours at the National Directorate for Criminal Investigation and Action (DNIAP), a body attached to the PGR, was transferred to the Viana prison in Luanda.
At stake is an investigation into a bank account of Carlos São Vicente frozen in Switzerland, on suspicion of money laundering with some 900 million dollars, the equivalent of 752 million euros, according to a Swiss blog that tracks legal issues in that country. parents.
Speaking to Lusa, the Penitentiary Services spokesman confirmed the admission of Carlos São Vicente to the Viana prison, where he will initially serve a quarantine period for covid-19, and then proceed to the accommodation cells. According to Menezes Cassoma, a space is created to comply with the quarantine, with separation made according to the dates of entry.
The Angolan judicial authorities have already ordered the seizure of several properties belonging to the AAA group, owned by businessman Carlos São Vicente, which is being investigated in Switzerland for embezzlement and money laundering.
The National Asset Recovery Service of the PGR issued a statement announcing the seizure of the AAA buildings, the IU and IKA hotels, located throughout the country, and the IRCA building, on Rua Amílcar Cabral, in Luanda.
The PGR justified the apprehension with proof of the practice of the crimes of embezzlement, economic participation in business, influence peddling and money laundering, crimes for which it was charged about two weeks ago.
After the buildings, the National Asset Recovery Service of the PGR announced the seizure of the minority stake of 49% in AAA Ativos in Standard Bank Angola, where the businessman is a non-executive director, having requested the suspension of functions for the duration of the process.
On Friday, a source from the PGR confirmed to Lusa that they requested the freezing of accounts and the seizure of assets of Irene Neto, daughter of the first Angolan president, Agostinho Neto, and letters rogatory were sent to Portugal and Luxembourg requesting the collaboration of judicial authorities. in these investigations.
AAA, led by Carlos São Vicente, is one of the largest Angolan business groups, operating in the insurance and hotel sectors.
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