Angola grabs assets from generals close to former president
Assets seized from the two generals implicated in corruption include a brewery, vehicle assembly plant and a cement factory
15 October 2020 - 21:54
Angolan prosecutors have seized assets belonging to two of former president José Eduardo dos Santos’s closest aides, the latest step in a crackdown on corruption in the southern African country.
Assets including a brewery and a vehicle assembly plant held by Gen Manuel Helder Vieira Dias, known as Kopelipa, and Leopoldino do Nascimento, known as Dino, were taken, Angola’s prosecutor’s office said in an e-mailed statement on Wednesday...
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