Son of former Angolan president indicted and prevented from travelling

LUANDA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Jose Filomeno dos Santos, the son of former long term Angolan president, has been indicted and prevented from leaving the country, Luanda's Deputy Attorney General Luis Benza Zanga announced Monday in Luanda.

At stake is an investigation into an alleged irregular transfer in September last year of 500 million U.S. dollars from the central bank to a British bank.

The banking operation was considered suspicious by the British National Anti-Crime Agency which initiated the investigation.

The operation was made weeks before former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos left power.

The British authorities have already expressed the availability to return the referred amount to Angola.

Jose Filomeno dos Santos, also former CEO of the the country's sovereign wealth fund, was dismissed from the position in January by the President of the Republic, Joao Lourenco. Enditem