Ill-gotten gains: Gabon cuts submissions to ease tensions with Brazzaville
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Congo B
Gabon has cut its submissions from 53 pages to fewer than ten in the ill-gotten gains case being investigated in France, according to Africa Intelligence. Libreville is seeking to ease tensions with Brazzaville after its legal action, aimed at securing compensation for assets suspected of having been acquired with misappropriated public funds, was seen as an attack on Denis Sassou-Nguesso.
Gabon has reduced its submissions in the French investigation into ill-gotten gains from 53 pages to fewer than ten, according to Africa Intelligence. Libreville has also removed some wording from its written submission in an effort to appease Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the specialist media outlet reports.
The climbdown follows several weeks of tensions between the Gabonese and Congolese presidencies. The case concerns real estate assets suspected of having been acquired illicitly. A Gabonese lawyer stepped back after denouncing intimidation. Libreville presented its action as a claim for compensation, while Brazzaville viewed it as an attack.
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