Interview with Rui Pinto of Football Leaks Rui Pinto, the face of Football Leaks, has spent the last nine months in prison. For the first time, he is now speaking out about the 147 charges against him and his time spent in pre-trial detention.

Rui Pinto: hacker

By chance, football led to Luanda Leaks. Pinto exposed much more than he had planned.
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Il découvre par hasard les dossiers d’Isabel dos Santos alors qu’il enquête sur le foot portugais.

#luandaleaks #isabeldossantos #sindikadokolo #corruption #footballlife
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Pourquoi ?

L’idée d’une biographie de Sindika m’est venue après avoir visité une exposition de sa magnifique collection d’art.
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The idea of a biography of Sindika came to me after visiting an exhibition of his beautiful art collection.

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Isabel dos Santos desiste de queixa contra Rui Pinto Pedido de desistência foi assinado pela filha do ex-presidente de Angola. Julgamento arranca a 13 de janeiro.

From @correiodamanha.bsky.social: Isabel dos Santos has withdrawn her case against #LuandaLeaks whistleblower Rui Pinto, who faces a second trial this week for 200-plus crimes of illegal access. Fidequity, one of dos Santos' companies, was amongst Pinto's main targets.

Whistleblower Rui Pinto given four-year suspended sentence in Football Leaks trial amid ongoing legal woes - ICIJ Dozens of charges against Pinto — who is also the source behind ICIJ’s Luanda Leaks — were dropped due to a recent amnesty. He faces 377 charges in a separate case tied to the exposé that revealed…

ICIJ had previously reported on charges against Pinto, who is also the whistleblower behind #LuandaLeaks. In 2023, he was given a four-year suspended sentence by a Lisbon court after being convicted of nine crimes. https://bit.ly/3sQHqlb

UK sanctions Angola’s Isabel dos Santos and associates for ‘stealing country’s wealth for personal gain’ - ICIJ The British government’s decision follows a series of criminal charges and asset freezes brought by multiple governments against the daughter of Angola’s former president following ICIJ’s 2020 Luanda…

The British government’s decision to sanction Isabel dos Santos and associates follows a series of criminal charges and asset freezes brought by multiple governments against the daughter of Angola’s former president after ICIJ’s #LuandaLeaks in 2020. https://buff.ly/3CZbRui

UK sanctions Angola’s Isabel dos Santos and associates for ‘stealing country’s wealth for personal gain’ - ICIJ The British government’s decision follows a series of criminal charges and asset freezes brought by multiple governments against the daughter of Angola’s former president following ICIJ’s 2020 Luanda ...

Le Royaume-Uni sanctionne Isabel dos Santos, fille de l'ancien président angolais, pour avoir "volé la richesse du pays à des fins personnelles".

Depuis les #LuandaLeaks en 2020, l'ex-milliardaire fait face à un gel de ses avoirs et une interdiction de voyager.

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UK sanctions Angola’s Isabel dos Santos and associates for ‘stealing country’s wealth for personal gain’ - ICIJ The British government’s decision follows a series of criminal charges and asset freezes brought by multiple governments against the daughter of Angola’s former president following ICIJ’s 2020 Luanda…

The U.K. government has sanctioned Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos and two of her associates, whose controversial financial dealings were exposed by ICIJ's #LuandaLeaks, accusing the businesswoman of stealing her country’s wealth for her own benefit.

UK sanctions Angola’s Isabel dos Santos and associates for ‘stealing country’s wealth for personal gain’ - ICIJ The British government’s decision follows a series of criminal charges and asset freezes brought by multiple governments against the daughter of Angola’s former president following ICIJ’s 2020 Luanda ...

NEW: UK sanctions Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos & two associates, whose questionable financial dealings were exposed by ICIJ’s #LuandaLeaks investigation in 2020; the trio stands accused of ‘stealing their countries’ wealth for personal gain.’ www.icij.org/investigatio... via @icij.org

Angola’s Isabel dos Santos loses appeal to overturn $733M global asset freeze - ICIJ The subject of ICIJ’s Luanda Leaks investigation is being sued by Angolan telecom operator Unitel over loans made to a Netherlands-registered company she controlled.

Former billionaire Isabel dos Santos, the subject of ICIJ’s #LuandaLeaks, lost an appeal to overturn a $733 million global freeze on her assets, which was granted nearly a year ago in a lawsuit in London’s High Court.

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⚠️After the #LuandaLeaks uncovered how she got rich off her father’s kleptocratic regime, Angolan authorities appropriated her 25% stake in Unitel and charged her with 12 offences. The US has barred her from the country and Interpol has issued a red notice for her arrest.

Angolan civil society groups demand answers on dos Santos assets - ICIJ Four advocacy organizations have written to authorities in Portugal and Angola, demanding to know what has become of assets seized from Angolan former first daughter Isabel dos Santos’ sprawling…

Four Angolan advocacy groups have asked Portuguese and Angolan authorities to explain why assets seized in Portugal from Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president and the subject of #LuandaLeaks, have not yet been returned to Angola.

Isabel dos Santos charged with 12 crimes in Angola over her dealings as Sonangol chair - ICIJ The ultra-rich daughter of Angola's former president and her advisors are accused of defrauding the country of $219 million, including through financial schemes uncovered by ICIJ.

Angolan prosecutors have charged businesswoman Isabel dos Santos with 12 crimes, accusing the former billionaire of causing state losses of around $219 million while she was head of state-owned oil company Sonangol. She has denied wrongdoing. #LuandaLeaks

Isabel dos Santos charged with 12 crimes in Angola over her dealings as Sonangol chair - ICIJ The ultra-rich daughter of Angola's former president and her advisors are accused of defrauding the country of $219 million, including through financial schemes uncovered by ICIJ.

Former billionaire Isabel dos Santos faces 12 charges, including money laundering and embezzlement, stemming from the #LuandaLeaks investigation, which revealed her alleged $219 million fraud against Angola as Sonangol's head. www.icij.org/investigatio...

Luanda Leaks’ Isabel dos Santos loses fight against $733 million asset freeze - ICIJ The daughter of Angola’s authoritarian former president is accused of procuring loans for her “own personal benefit” while she was a director of an Angolan telecommunications company.

3 ans après leur publication, les #LuandaLeaks continuent de porter leurs fruits : Isabel dos Santos, visée par des accusations de corruption, voit ses actifs d'une valeur de 733 millions de dollars gelés par la justice londonienne. www.icij.org/investigatio...