«The Mauritius Police is allowed to arrest and imprison an individual on a provisional charge until investigations are completed and this can take an extremely long time. The UK government has previously raised its concerns about the use of the provisional charge and the issue was also raised at the UN International Human Rights Council in 2014…» C’est ce que mentionne la Grande-Bretagne dans le document du Department of International Trade sur les Business Risks à Maurice. Celui-ci a été mis à jour en mars dernier.

Il est également précisé dans le document que «according to the Director of Public Prosecution, the purpose of a provisional charge (information) is to bring the arrest and detention of a person under judicial supervision and control».

Autre sujet mentionné par la Grande-Bretagne: le prêt en euros contracté par le ministre des Affaires étrangères, Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo auprès de la State Bank of Mauritius. «There are ongoing investigations into some alleged corrupt government contracts awarded under the previous government as well as some financial companies for alleged Ponzi schemes. In 2016 one minister of the Government of Mauritius had to step down on an allegation of bribery and the Prime Minister carried out a reshuffling of the Cabinet when his Finance Minister was accused of allegedly using his position to obtain a substantial loan from a public bank», peut-on lire dans le document.

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