Mauritius police have arrested the country’s former central bank governor as part of an inquiry into a case of conspiracy to defraud.
The Mauritius police’s anti-money laundering unit last month, issued an order to arrest Harvesh Kumar Seegolam in connection with the case, but no further information was provided.
Seegolam was outside of the country when the order was issued.
The former Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, Harvesh Seegolam, was arrested on his arrival at Plaisance airport on Friday, according to local media.
A police spokesperson confirmed the arrest.
The former governor’s arrest is Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam’s first major move since accusing the previous government of falsifying the country’s GDP, budget deficit, and public debt data for years.
In a report to parliament, Ramgoolam accused the central bank of printing money to pay the government’s Mauritius Investment Corporation, which was established in 2020 to assist businesses dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
