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Franqui Oliveira tried over forged official signatures in Equatorial Guinea

By , based on Ahora EG

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Franqui Oliveira is appearing before Equatorial Guinea’s criminal chamber, accused of forging three public documents bearing, among others, the signatures of the president and former and current officials. He admitted the offences at a hearing held in October 2026, Ahora EG reports.

Equatorial Guinea’s justice system is examining an alleged forgery of three public documents bearing the signatures of the head of state, a former deputy treasury minister and the director-general of the Autonomous Treasury, Ahora EG reports. The accused, Franqui Oliveira, admitted the offences before the criminal chamber during the third hearing session.

The documents in question are alleged to have carried the signatures of the three senior officials. The hearing in the case took place on 28 October 2026, according to Ahora EG.

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