Isabel dos Santos, Daughter of Angola’s Ex-President, Faces Arrest on Corruption Charges: “They Have Arrested Me and They Can Take Me Down” [Video]
The daughter of former Angolan President João Lourenço was arrested during a trip to Japan, where she was visiting a private school. Isabel dos Santos was arrested just ahead of the conclusion of her private university education in Japan.
An arrest warrant had been issued for her arrest in 2015 which she was later able to bypass thanks to family connections. Even though the warrant was issued for her, her mother’s alleged corruption is still being investigated.
On Friday, dos Santos is scheduled to appear before a judge in Tokyo. She is likely to be released on Monday, but we expect international media attention to follow soon.
Isabel dos Santos: “They Have Arrested Me and They Can Take Me Down”
The recent arrest of the daughter of Angolan President João Lourenco has made international headlines, but the event was actually much more than that. While Isabel dos Santos says she is innocent.
“It is a misunderstanding,” she told Brazilian reporters. “If I had not gone with my mother, they could have arrested her.”
The daughter of the president of Angola, Isabel dos Santos, has been arrested in Japan, where she is visiting a private school to prepare for a university. Dos Santos was arrested in Tokyo and is scheduled to appear before a judge in Tokyo on Friday, local media reported. The arrest of dos Santos is expected to add to the controversy surrounding her mother, President João Lourenco, who has been convicted of corruption. Dos Santos’ mother is facing a series of corruption charges in Angola.
Isabel dos Santos is scheduled to testify before a special commission created by Angolan leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos, according to Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo. The commission will examine whether the alleged corruption carried out by dos Santos’ mother, in particular, the alleged payments made by the government to the private oil company PDVSA, is real. The arrest of dos Santos and the arrest of her mother, João Lourenco, are also part of a wider corruption investigation.
A reporter who saw Isabel dos Santos while
