Isabel dos Santos and her team cost Sonangol US$13.1 million in wages between October 2016 and December 2017, according to an indictment involving the management of a businesswoman at an Angolan oil company.
The document seen by Lusa states that salary increases and board awards were made without complying with legal requirements, and an SAP (management software) instance, isolated from the Sonangol instance, was created with this information to process the awards. became unavailable.
The payroll processing was carried out by one of his associates, Sonangol financial administrator also accused in the case, Saryu Raikundalia, as well as consultants from Madeira-based Odkas, whose partners included the wife of Mario Leite da Silva, Isabel’s manager. dos Santos is also accused.
According to the indictment, during this period of just over a year, “exorbitant rewards” amounting to $13.1 million (almost €12 million) were processed.
The amount included the base salaries and other benefits of 32 management employees, of whom eight received $8.9 million (€8.12 million) and 24 received the remaining $4.2 million.
Isabel dos Santos’ base salary was $50,448 per month (about 46 thousand euros), while Paulino Jeronimo was the second highest earner with $41,145 per month.
Paulino Jerónimo, who was sacked as president of the executive committee by Isabel dos Santos, was appointed Secretary of State for Petroleum under current Angolan President João Lourenço and is the current president of the National Petroleum Association. Agency.
As for Sarju Raikundalia, whose executive functions, according to the Angolan Public Prosecutor’s Office, were assigned illegally, he began to improperly benefit from the salary of the executive director, when he should have received only 50% of this amount, and also ordered the payment of salary advances in his favor through Sonangol Limited (London).
The case involves five defendants accused of causing more than $208 million (about 190 million euros) worth of damage to the Angolan state during their stay in Sonangol.
Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of former President José Eduardo dos Santos and who has lived outside Angola for several years, is accused of 11 crimes.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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