Nazra Said Hassani, an ex-employee of Huawei, was accused of a Ponzi-type scam with damages estimated at just over 5 million euros, according to some sources, she was arrested in Madagascar after trying to flee Comorian justice. Several people involved in this case have also been arrested, and the investigation is still ongoing.
On Tuesday, after several days in police custody, 18 people arrested were released. Justice Minister Djaé Ahamada Chanfi confirmed that their release did not mean they were not involved in the case. The investigation is continuing and other arrests are to be expected, according to the minister.
Steadily, the country is discovering the profile of the people involved, in particular senior executives of the national telephone operator, Comores Télécom, as well as officials from the general administration of taxes and the domain, including the central tax collector.
Some of them confessed to the gendarmes having embezzled funds from their employer to finance their investments in this scam.
The public prosecutor, Ali Mohamed Djounaid, speaks of a complex and long investigation with ramifications that involve public services and private entities. Nazra Saïd Hassani, accused of alleged fraud, is currently in preventive detention at the remand center, but away from other detainees, in particular for her safety.