Business Maverick: Senegal justice ministry calls for inquiry into energy contracts

‘s justice ministry asked prosecutors on Monday to launch an inquiry into the country’s energy contracts after a report alleged that the president’s brother was involved in fraud related to two offshore gas blocks being developed by BP.

In the latest statement, the justice ministry called for “a full investigation into all alleged facts”.‘s energy plans long before the first oil and gas starts flowing and despite assurances from the president that he would root out corruption. The BBC said that, based on documents it had reviewed, a secret payment of $250,000 was made by Timis to a company run by the president’s brother.Timis has not been reachable for comment, but told the BBC in a statement that there had been “no wrongdoing whatsoever”.

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