EX TOP AIDE TO MADAGASCAN PRESIDENT JAILED IN UK FOR BRIBERY
May 19th, 2024
The former chief of staff to Madagascan President, Andry Rajoelina, has been jailed in a British court after a successful prosecution of a foreign official soliciting bribes in Britain, breaching section 2 of the Bribery Act 2010 (1). The investigation by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) (not the Serious Fraud Office - SFO) led to Romy Andrianarisoa being jailed by Southwark Crown Court on May 10 for three-and-a-half years for soliciting bribes, while her associate, French national Philippe Tabuteau, was jailed for 27 months.
The two were caught by a sting ...
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