Silver Bank case: eight former officials sought by Interpol
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
Nine former Silver Bank officials, eight foreigners and one Mauritian, left Mauritius between January 2023 and February 2025; eight are subject to steps towards an Interpol red notice. The Financial Crimes Commission heard 125 people in an investigation into alleged losses of 7 billion rupees, Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam told Parliament on 27 October.
Eight of the nine people linked to the former Silver Bank who left Mauritius between January 2023 and February 2025 are the subject of steps towards their inclusion on Interpol’s red notice list, Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam told Parliament on Tuesday 27 October. Those concerned are eight foreign nationals and one Mauritian, and none has returned to the country, according to information provided by the Financial Crimes Commission (FCC) to the head of government.
The question, put by MP Roshan Jhummun, concerned alleged losses of around 7 billion Mauritian rupees linked to toxic loans from the former bank. The FCC has heard 125 people as part of its investigation: 79 as witnesses and 46 under the status of “under warning”. They include nine officers from the Bank of Mauritius, three of whom were heard under this status.
The commission has requested mutual legal assistance from the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, the Seychelles and South Africa. The requests were sent between April and June 2026. It has also begun proceedings to obtain arrest warrants against the nine people in their absence. The FCC expects to complete its investigation into the local aspects within six months, according to Ramgoolam.
This investigation is part of a series of criminal cases recently raised in the Mauritian Parliament. On 21 October, Navin Ramgoolam proposed creating a parliamentary committee on juvenile delinquency, after conducting interviews in September for the future Mauritian criminal agency.
