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Ganet Lopato denies arrest in Equatorial Guinea

By , based on Ahora EG

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Teodoro Ganet Lopato, director-general for Economic Affairs at Equatorial Guinea’s presidency, was summoned to give evidence in an official investigation. He denies being arrested and explains that his hearing concerns the circulation of a screenshot showing an institutional document, according to Ahora EG.

Teodoro Ganet Lopato, director-general for Economic Affairs at the presidency of the government of Equatorial Guinea, says he was not arrested but merely summoned to give evidence in an official investigation, reports Ahora EG.

The investigation concerns the circulation of a screenshot from an institutional computer showing the registration of an official document. The authorities asked Ganet Lopato to explain the publication, according to Ahora EG.

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