The Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos said this Tuesday in an interview that she feels “politically persecuted” by the current president of Angola, João Lourenço, whom she also accuses of not respecting the separation of powers and conditioning justice.
“There is no doubt that we are facing a scenario of political persecution, and looking at Angola and our legal system, it is easy to understand that the Attorney General of the Republic receives orders directly from the President, that is, unlike some countries,” he said. Isabel dos Santos, in an interview with TVI/CNN.
Isabel dos Santos considers that there is no separation of powers in Angola and accuses the Attorney General of the Republic, Pitra Grós, of receiving orders from João Lourenço.
“The prosecutor, General Pitra Grós, receives orders directly from General Lourenço, from President João Lourenço,” he accused, adding that the Angolan leader is “using the law to wage war, using state and public institutions, using his own courts and using the law to fight an opponent, an economic opponent and a political opponent,” he stressed.
That, he says, is the reason for what he considers the “political persecution” of which he claims to be the object, with the aim, namely, of preventing “other voices from entering Angola’s politics.”
Regarding Portugal, Isabel dos Santos says that no government has asked her to invest in the country.
“I have always worked with business contacts,” he said, reiterating that his relationship with Portugal “has always been through private investment” with Portuguese businessmen.
Asked about her connection to Russia, Isabel dos Santos highlighted the culture and history of this country and, when asked if she is considering moving to Russia, Isabel dos Santos only replied that she feels “a special affection” for that country.
“I have a special affection for it, because it is my mother’s land. Therefore, it is a place where I have family and that I respect a lot, with a phenomenal culture, ”she declared.
Regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, he replied that he hopes that the conflict will be resolved.
“Peace is important for everyone,” he concluded.
Source: TSF
