Following complaints lodged by right groups, French authorities have instituted a preliminary inquiry against Presidents of Gabon and Congo Brazzavile who are accused of embezzling their public funds to acquire properties in France. Presidents Omar Bongo and Denis Sassou Nguesso have been scolded by rights group for illegally siphoning millions of the tax payers’ money to buy magnificent edifice in France.
The inquiry, which is led by the department of the public prosecution in Paris, has been prompted by a group of associations, including the Federation of Congolese in the Diaspora.
The associations that believe that other African leaders must be challenged for similar crimes want to go beyond probing Presidents Bongo and Nguesso.
Seen as the curtain-raiser of the culture of impunity, the inquiry will surely cause stir among greedy leaders and their families in poverty-stricken African bent on embezzling their public funds to acquire wealth abroad.
The litigant associations commended Paris for taking the bold initiative of setting up an inquiry preliminary commission against Presidents Bongo and Nguesso.
