Former Mauritius finance minister granted bail in fraud case
Renganaden Padayachy and former central bank governor Harvesh Seegolam were arrested and charged last week over the reported embezzlement of 300 million Mauritius rupees ($6.7 million) from the Mauritius Investment Corporation, set up to help companies deal with impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Padayachy and Seegolam have both denied wrongdoing. Seegolam was freed on bail last week.
On Monday the court granted Padayachy bail after the financial crimes commission said it did not oppose his release, a commission spokesperson said.
Raouf Gulbul, Padayachy's lawyer, welcomed the court's decision.
"He (Padayachy) will be ... present for any further interrogation," he told reporters.
The government of Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, who won power in a November election, has accused the previous administration under which the two former officials served of falsifying data on economic growth, the budget deficit and public debt for years.
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