Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos began the year to respond to accusations that she is targeted by the justice of her country. On Twitter accuses the current Angolan government of persecution of the family.
There were five tweets in just over an hour. Isabel dos Santos used social media to fight back the seizure by the Angolan Court of Accounts and its companiesas well as her husband, Sindika Dokolo, and Mário Silva, Efacec chairman and NOS administrator. “At a time when foreign investment is vital for the Angolan economy, this confiscation motivated by political issues is a bad sign for the private sector.”, wrote the businesswoman, who does not foresee a “bright future” for the “rule of law in Angola”.
“Ignoring the rights of defense that are the fundamental basis of any credible justice system illustrates the resurgence of arbitrariness in Angola,” said the businesswoman. With a $ 2.2 billion fortune calculated by Forbes, Isabel dos Santos is one of two African multibillionaires and Angola’s only billionaire since 2013. The departure of her father, José Eduardo dos Santos, from the presidency Angolan government and his removal from the leadership of Sonangol opened the door to investigations into how he had amassed wealth.
On Twitter, the Angolan even says that this is the “first time since the war that the right to property has been violated, using lies”. The trial, which he claims to be a victim, “was made in complete secrecy without lawyers or company directors being informed of the proceedings.” “I was not entitled to appeal,” he laments, saying it was a “summary judgment.”
In the last of the tweets, the businesswoman appeals again to the confidence and tranquility of employees, writing that it encouraged the teams and families linked to the destiny of companies to “not give in to doubt or discouragement “. “We will continue to work with commitment, which has always been at the heart of our success,” he said.
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