Luanda - The Attorney General's Office said Thursday in Luanda that it has finalized the opening of three criminal cases against Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, pending on a response to the Letter Rogatory it sent to Dubai.
According to the Attorney General, Hélder Pitta Gróz, the case relates to Isabel dos Santos' management as former CEO of the Angolan oil company Sonangol.
According to the magistrate, who was speaking to the press on the sidelines of the plenary session of the Superior Council of the Public Prosecutor's Office, the case against Isabel dos Santos has been finalized and indictment has already been drawn up.
Before going to court, the magistrate explained, the PGR notified her by sending a Letter Rogatory to the United Arab Emirates authorities, whose response, positive or negative, she should receive at any moment.
"We're managing to give a good response to the cases we had in hand, but criminal inspection isn't always easy, especially when you have to rely on third parties," the magistrate said.
There are three cases brought by the PGR against Isabel dos Santos, the first being a precautionary seizure order decreed on December 23, 2019 by the Luanda Provincial Court.
The second case is related to the management of Sonangol, while the third is a civil injunction.
As for the case against the former Vice-President of the Republic, Manuel Vicente, he said that the PGR is working on the certificates for its initiation, emphasizing that the immunities have already been lifted, as the period granted by law has expired.
"So now we're working on them and we'll see how long we can finish," Gros said.
Hélder Pitta Grós clarified the progress of the case involving General Manuel Viera Dias "Kopelipa", noting that the contradictory phase has already taken place and the only thing awaiting is the trial.
As for the case of the Portuguese-Angolan businessman São Vicente, he said that the PGR is concerned about the execution of the trial, against which no appeal has been lodged, so that the Angolan state could recover the sums deposited outside the country, in the region of two billion dollars.FMA/ART/TED/AMP
