US EditionEquatorial Guinea Sextapes - Baltasar Engonga Risks 18 Years Jail Term
EQUATORIAL GUINEA, JUL 1 – Engonga was convicted of embezzling over 1 billion CFA francs and faces an 18-year sentence along with a $1.5 million fine and a ban on holding public office, prosecutors said.
- Baltasar Ebang Engonga, former Director-General of Equatorial Guinea's National Agency for Financial Investigation, appeared in court on June 30, 2025, facing corruption charges.
- His trial follows a viral sextape scandal and his dismissal in November 2024 for alleged professional misconduct and behaviour incompatible with public office.
- Prosecutors allege that Engonga and others diverted over 1 billion CFA francs from insurance contributions over 12 years to finance management trips and personal gain.
- The prosecution seeks an 18-year prison sentence for Engonga, along with a financial penalty exceeding 910 million CFA francs and a prohibition on him holding any public office throughout the duration of his incarceration.
- If convicted, Engonga's trial could mark a significant moment in Equatorial Guinea's fight against corruption, with a packed courtroom and broad public attention.
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Former Director-General of Equatorial Guinea’s National Agency for Financial Investigation (ANIF), Baltasar Engonga Ebang, is on trial for alleged financial misconduct. The trial began Monday, June 30 and it involves several officials of a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Finance. Ebang came to the limelight in late 2024 after his explicit videos became viral. The prosecutors are seeking an 18-year prison sentence as well as signific…
Equatorial Guinea Sextapes: Baltasar Engonga risks 18 years jail term
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Baltasar Engonga—once the powerful Director General of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF)—is back in the spotlight. But this time, it’s not just for the hundreds of leaked sex tapes that shocked the world last year. Engonga, a nephew of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema and a senior member of the ruling Democratic Party, is currently standing trial in Malabo over multiple corruption charges. Despite viral claims on …
Baltasar Engonga Faces 18-Year Sentence over Corruption
The prosecution alleges Engonga misused his authority at ANIF to funnel state funds into personal accounts, with evidence pointing to lavish expenditures. The post Baltasar Engonga Faces 18-Year Sentence over Corruption appeared first on Kampala Edge Times™.
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Thursday, July 3, 2025 - Balthazar Engonga Ebang, once the Director-General of Equatorial Guinea’s Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), who went viral in late 2024 after private videos of him leaked online, has been slapped with an 18-year jail term after being found guilty of embezzling over Sh230 million (1 billion CFA francs) during his time in office. Ebang was accused of looting public funds between 2015 and 2020 while heading the Directo…
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