Angola's billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos charged with money laundering during stewardship of oil firm Sonangol
In this file photo taken on February 5, 2018, Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos visits EFACEC Portuguese corporation's electric mobility industrial unit in Maia.
"Isabel dos Santos is accused of mismanagement and embezzlement of funds during her tenure at Sonangol and is thus charged in the first instance with the crimes of money laundering, influence peddling, harmful management ... forgery of documents, among other economic crimes," prosecutor general Helder Pitta Gros told a news conference late Wednesday.
Portuguese newspaper Expresso said others linked to dos Santos were also named as formal suspects including Mario Leite da Silva, chairman of Banco de Fomento Angola. Silva could not immediately be reached for comment. It made the announcement soon after Portuguese news agency Lusa reported that Angolan prosecutors had named dos Santos as a formal suspect.
In a statement sent to Reuters, Eurobic said the selling process of the 42.5 percent stake had already started and dos Santos' decision was "final".
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