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German Police Raid Bank Over Loan to Angolan Brewery

Police seized files from the headquarters of Germany's state-owned export bank following allegations that bank employees misappropriated public funds when granting a $55 million loan to the brewery of Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, according to German news organisations. The raid followed the Luanda Leaks investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

Angola: German Police Seize Bank Records in Luanda Leaks Brewery Probe

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 5 June 2020

Police searched the headquarters of a state-owned bank as part of a criminal investigation into a $55 million loan to a brewery owned by Isabel dos Santos. Read more »

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