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The Madagascan president’s chief of staff has been arrested in London on suspicion of seeking a bribe from a British precious stone miner Gemfields to secure licences to operate in Madagascar.
Romy Andrianarisoa, 46, the top aide to Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, and her French associate Philippe Tabuteau, 54, have been charged with bribery offences in Britain following a “fast-paced” police investigation, the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Monday.
The pair were remanded in custody on Saturday, two days after being arrested in central London “at a…
