The Government of Equatorial Guinea has filed a lawsuit against the former Director General of the country’s National Financial Investigation Agency, Baltasar Engonga, over alleged misconduct in connection with several sex tape scandal.
Edum News reports that in the suit, the government noted that the actions of the ex-anti-graft agency chief “violate the ethical and moral values of noble Equatorial Guinean society.”
The suit against Engonga was made public through the Minister of Information, Press, and Culture, Jerónimo Osa Osa.
In a public address covered by local media platform Ahora EG, the Minister of Information announced that the Equatorial Guinean Government, through the State Attorney General’s Office, would initiate a thorough investigation into the acts committed by Baltasar Ebang Engonga.
He said, “This decision comes after several videos went viral in which Ebang Engonga is seen having sexual relations with multiple women, some of whom are married.
“In light of these serious events, which severely undermine family and social cohesion, and considering the negative impact that this situation has on the good image of our country, tarnishing its reputation, the government, through the Public Prosecutor’s Office, has commenced a thorough investigation.”
