Angola’s Vice President, Manuel Vicente, has been charged with corruption and money laundering in Portugal, the Prosecutor General’s office in Lisbon confirmed on Thursday. The charges dates back to when he was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the national oil firm, Sonangol. Vicente is accused of bribing a magistrate in order to shelve investigations into … Read more
Portuguese prosecutors on Thursday charged Angolan Vice President Manuel Vicente with corruption over allegations he bribed a magistrate with roughly 760,000 euros ($800,000) in 2012 to drop two investigations against him. Vicente, who was the president of Angolan national oil company Sonangol at the time of the alleged crimes, is charged with bribery, money laundering … Read more
Portuguese prosecutors are bringing charges of corruption, money-laundering and forgery against Angolan Vice-president Manuel Vicente as part of an investigation in Lisbon, Portugal’s attorney general’s office told AP news agency. Mr Vicente is suspected of bribing a Portuguese magistrate to favour him in two investigations, a statement said. Investigators allege Mr Vicente paid Portuguese magistrate … Read more