Angola ex-Minister sentenced for 14 years over corruption charges

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LUANDA, 14 April, 2021 (TON): On Monday, the former Angolan minister Manuel Rabelais was sentenced to 14 years in prison on corruption charges.

The jailed minister has become the second ex-minister put behind bars since Joao Lourenço took power in 2017.

The Angolan president succeeded Jose Eduardo dos Santos.

A massive anti-corruption campaign was launched by Lourenco against those close to his predecessor, including his children was launched shortly after his election.

President Dos Santos had appointed close friends and family members to key positions during his corruption-ridden reign.

Manuel Rabelais, a former communications minister under the previous regime, was arrested in October 2020 and convicted by the Luanda Supreme Court of money laundering and misappropriation of public funds.

However, via a marketing company he ran, he was found guilty of embezzling 98 million euros between 2016 and 2017.

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