The body of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Barcelona on Friday, was autopsied at the request of one of his daughters, who found the death suspicious.
A spokesperson for the Barcelona court confirmed on Friday that a judge had authorized the autopsy without providing further details. The results of the exam are not yet known, according to a source close to the lawyers of Tchizé dos Santos, the daughter of the man who ruled Angola from 1979 to 2017.
Santos died on Friday, the 8th, of a heart attack in the Barcelona clinic, where he has been hospitalized since 23 June. The former head of state left Angola and officially moved to the Spanish city in April 2019 for health reasons.
The admission to the CTI, which was revealed by the press, caused great tension in the family, especially between Santos’ last wife Ana Paula and 44-year-old Tchizé dos Santos.
The father, who filed a lawsuit in Spain for “attempted murder” a few days before the father’s death, said Saturday that there were “a range of indications that the death occurred in questionable circumstances”. “.
According to lawyers, Tchizé dos Santos believes Ana Paula and the former president’s personal doctor are responsible for Santos’ worsening health.
According to the girl, dad and Ana Paula were separated for some time. Second, he also did not have the authority to decide over Santos’ health, as their marriage was not legally recognized in Spain.
The former president “expressed his desire to be buried in a cordial ceremony in Spain, not Angola, with a state funeral that could support the current government,” his daughter insisted in a statement.
Santos’ successor, the current Angolan president, João Lourenço, surprised everyone by launching a broad campaign against the corruption of his predecessor’s family as soon as he came to power.
Born in a very poor neighborhood in the capital Luanda, José Eduardo dos Santos is accused of embezzling large amounts of Angolan resources to support his family and friends. Another of his daughters, Isabel, is considered the richest woman in Africa.
source: Noticias
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