The Madagascan president’s chief of staff has been arrested in London after being suspected of seeking a bribe from precious stone miner Gemfields.
According to Britain’s National Crime Agency, NCA on Monday, Romy Andrianarisoa, who works for Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina, was arrested along with a French associate at a meeting in London where the NCA said they were believed to have attempted to solicit a bribe to secure licences to operate in the African island nation.
Neither spokespeople for Rajoelina’s office nor representatives for the suspects have commented on the matter yet., the NCA said the pair were seeking around 225,000 pounds in upfront charges as well as a 5-percent equity stake. “I am grateful to Gemfields for bringing this matter to our attention and for their ongoing cooperation with the investigation,” Andy Kelly, head of the NCA’s international corruption unit, said in a statement.The UK-based miner owns the Faberge jewellery brand, operates ruby and emerald mines in southern Africa and has been exploring setting up operations in countries including Ethiopia and Madagascar.
Andrianarisoa, 46, and French national Philippe Tabuteau, 54, appeared in court on Saturday and have been remanded in custody until their next hearing in London on September 8.SaharaReporters.com is an outstanding, groundbreaking news website that encourages citizen journalists to report ongoing corruption and government malfeasance in Africa.
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