At the corruption trial in Angola, the defense pleads for an acquittal and criticizes the “excessiveness” of the federal prosecutor's office

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At the corruption trial in Angola, the defense pleads for an acquittal and criticizes the “excessiveness” of the federal prosecutor's office

Prosecuted for having received alleged bribes from Trafigura, a global oil trading giant, the former Angolan official pleaded for an ACQUITTAL on Tuesday, as did the intermediary who served as a channel for part of the payments.The president of the Court of Criminal Affairs in Bellinzona had requested the defense the day before after the intense indictment of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Confederation (MPC), to coordinate to “avoid repe…