Speaking in Luanda, Helder Pitta Grós rejected any negotiations taking place at this time in the context of the civil lawsuit in which the accounts and holdings of businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former President José Eduardo dos Santos, were seized, and in which the State claims nearly $ 2 billion.
"The civil process is ongoing and so far there is nothing that would make us give up the action," said Pitta Grós, stressing that in order for negotiations to take place, one of the parties must acknowledge that he has committed an illegal act ", which has not happened so far , according to the attorney general.
"If she wants to negotiate, she must say that unlawful acts she committed in order to make an assessment", which could lead the State to stop having an interest in letting the civil action come to an end, he added.
Helder Pitta Grós reinforced: "If you don't want the process to proceed, if you understand that you want to negotiate, you have to say what you want to negotiate and how."
Regarding the allegations of Isabel dos Santos, who accuses the courts of denying her justice and forging evidence, claiming to be the victim of political persecution, the PGR stressed that "concrete facts" are at stake.
Helder Pitta Grós stated that the Public Prosecutor's Office "has done its part" and stressed that Isabel dos Santos' lawyers must present the alleged "illegalities" before the courts, as others in the ongoing civil cases have done.
"Still this week there were hearings of other Portuguese citizens, to whom the assets were seized and who appealed that decision. I believe that you may want a more urgent response, but the courts have their principles and will respond", stressed the PGR.
Pitta Grós also guaranteed that the Angolan justice is not acting selectively, indicating that "there are several processes" underway and that everything cannot be done at the same time.
