The sanctions are part of the British Foreign Office’s first step to combat corruption and illicit financing. Businesswoman banned from entering the country and with frozen assets.
The British Government announced this Thursday sanctions against the Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos and two of her associates, including a ban on entry to the country and the freezing of assets.
The sanctions constitute the first step in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ new campaign to combat corruption and illicit financing, according to the statement.
Two other “kleptocrats (…) who diverted wealth from their countries of origin are covered by sanctionsas well as their friends, family and intermediaries who helped them”, the Ukrainian Dmitry Firtash and the Latvian politician Aivars Lembergs.
In addition to Isabel dos Santos, As of this Thursday, the partner and friend Paula Oliveira and the former financial director of Sonangol Sarju Raikundalia are also subject to sanctions..
Source: Observadora
