Hélder Pitta Grós also mentioned that another case, which he did not specify, which involves the businesswoman and daughter of the former President of the Republic, José Eduardo dos Santos, should be sent to court in the first quarter of this year.
"We have a process that is already in its final phase, within days it will be sent to court, it is the process that concerns the management of Sonangol", said the Attorney General of the Republic on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of new magistrates, this Wednesday, in Luanda.
At issue is the case relating to a complaint about the transfer of more than 38 million dollars to companies controlled by Isabel dos Santos, after she was dismissed from her position as president of the Board of Directors of Sonangol, a state-owned oil company.
According to Hélder Pitta Grós, the PGR is managing to respond well to the processes that were already coming from previous years.
"As you know, criminal investigation is not always easy and when we depend on third parties to obtain some means of evidence, the delays end up being greater than what we would like", he highlighted.
Isabel dos Santos is involved in legal proceedings in several jurisdictions, including Portugal, and has been subject to an Interpol "red alert" since 2022, following a request from Angola for her location and provisional detention.
The Attorney General of the Republic highlighted that the PGR continues to work on the process involving former vice-president Manuel Vicente "since the immunities have already been lifted and the process has expired the period granted by law".
"Now let's get hold of it and let's see how long we can or won't be able to complete it", he stressed.
Manuel Vicente was protected by the Angolan immunity law for public office holders, which limits this protection to five years after the end of the exercise of office, a period that expired in September.
In 2018, the criminal case initiated in Portugal, known as "Operation Fizz", in which the former Angolan vice-president was accused of having corrupted the Portuguese prosecutor Orlando Figueira, caused an "irritation" in relations between the two countries, which was resolved after the case relating to Manuel Vicente was transferred to Angola.
According to Hélder Pitta Grós, the Angolan PGR continues to work together with the Swiss authorities "and the exchange of correspondence has been frequent", however, there has been no progress as to whether they have already received a letter of request regarding the process involving Sonangol and the business group Trafigura.
