The Republic of Congo on Wednesday denied allegations in the 'Pandora Papers' global exclusive which said President Denis Sassou Nguesso had used an offshore company to stash away assets.
President of Congo Republic Denis Sassou Nguesso speaks during a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
“The Congolese government denies with the utmost firmness any involvement by President Sassou in the Pandora Papers, either personally or in his official capacity,” government spokesman Thierry Moungalla told AFP. Sassou Nguesso features among several hundred political figures who use offshore tax havens to store away assets, according to the inquiry led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists .
The inquiry said that Sassou Nguesso had had an offshore account in the British Virgin Islands for nearly 20 years.
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