The son of Guinea’s President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue and Zimbabwean businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei will no longer be allowed to enter British territory and their bank accounts will be frozen.
as reported from London, Marie Boëda
“These measures are aimed at individuals who have lined their pockets at the expense of their citizens,” said Dominic Raab, the British Foreign Secretary.
Son of the President of Equatorial Guinea,Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mango, accused of embezzlement of public funds and use of bribes. He was appointed minister 23 years ago and since then he has spent $ 500 million on his daily life. Luxury residence, private jet, cars and objects that belonged to Michael Jackson. Among them, the famous singer’s glove with crystal worth 275,000 dollars was covered.
Zimbabwean businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei is also being punished. The British authorities accuse him of having contributed to the devaluation of the country’s currency and the rise in the price of basic commodities. He deceives the Zimbabwean state by charging it ten times their fair value.
Now that Britain has left the EU, it is rolling out its own anti-corruption rules. The British government is sending a message: it wants to fight dirty money, causing the loss of more than 2% of global GDP every year.
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