Ex-Prime Minister of Mauritius under investigation by UK anti-corruption unit
9 years, 5 months ago

Ex-Prime Minister of Mauritius under investigation by UK anti-corruption unit

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Senior figures from the island’s new government visited Britain in the summer to lobby for a National Crime Agency investigation into the 68-year-old British passport holder for alleged corruption in Mauritius. The former Prime Minister, a three-time general election winner and leader of his political party for more than two decades, has denied any wrongdoing and said that the money – which included about half new consecutively numbered US dollar bills – represented campaign funds given by supporters. The NCA is believed to have contacted the island authorities for details of credit cards found in Mr Ramgoolam’s safe that included two Centurion American Express cards given only to high-spenders.

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