According to the General Tax Administration (AGT), this investigation process related to irregularities identified in the tax payment system has so far resulted in the arrest of two tax officials, one from the Information Technology Office and the other from the Directorate of Registration and Revenue Collection.
Speaking to Lusa, the spokesperson for the Criminal Investigation Service (SIC), Manuel Halaiwa, said that there are more state officials involved and that the authorities are continuing the investigation.
"SIC is carrying out investigations, clearly not everyone should be in national territory", he said, adding that the suspects fled to Portugal and African countries.
"We have already activated our own mechanisms to deal with those who fled to Portugal and other African countries," he stressed, without specifying the number of fugitives, since "the process is unfolding and new data is emerging."
The national press, citing the SIC, states that during an operation carried out at the accused's homes, 301 thousand dollars, 66 million kwanzas and 4,860 South African rands were seized, in addition to luxury vehicles.
The two prisoners are accused of criminal association, illegitimate access to an information system and computer sabotage.
Tax officials used AGT systems illegitimately, which allowed them to carry out around 1500 fraudulent transactions, resulting in losses of seven billion kwanzas.
The AGT reported that all settlement notes that were subject to fraud are duly identified and reported to the competent bodies for criminal treatment, so that taxpayers who find themselves in this situation will be notified to pay the respective taxes.
