The five suspects were subjected to interrogation at the National Directorate of Investigation and Criminal Action (DNIAP), having been applied as a coercive measure to preventive detention, according to Rádio Nacional de Angola.
Last week, a list was released to all provincial bodies of the Migration and Borders Service prohibiting the departure of 24 soldiers from the country, all of whom are accused under criminal proceedings 39/2021, known as Operation Crab, including the major Pedro Lussaty, found in possession of millions of dollars.
On 24 May, the PGR announced that a case was opened involving officers of the Angolan Armed Forces assigned to the House of Security of the President of the Republic, on suspicion of embezzlement, retention of currency, criminal association and others.
The PGR note stressed that, in the context of the process, monetary values were seized "in cash, kept in boxes and suitcases, in the order of millions, in US dollars, euros and kwanzas, as well as homes and vehicles" .
The head of finance of the musical band of the Presidency of the Republic, Pedro Lussaty, was arrested in possession of two suitcases with ten million dollars and four million euros, allegedly trying to leave the country.
Following the scandal, President João Lourenço dismissed several top military personnel linked to his House of Security, as well as its top official and Minister of State, Pedro Sebastião.
The National Bank of Angola (BNA) also opened an inquiry to investigate the circumstances in which the money raised by a commercial bank was found in the possession of officials linked to the House of Security, whose conclusions were not revealed.
