Former Prime Minister of Mauritius arrested

It was recognized that financial irregularities occurred during his tenure.

Port Louis: Former Prime Minister of MauritiusPravind Jagannath arrested in money laundering case. The country's Economic Crimes Commission, which conducted searches at his residence, questioned Pravind and his wife Kobita for hours. Later, it was officially announced that Pravind had been arrested. It was said that he was kept in a detention center in Meka, central Mauritius.

Key documents, expensive watches, and a large amount of cash seized in searches

Pravind Jagannath has been accused of money laundering recently. In connection with these, the Financial Crimes Commission (FCC) conducted searches at Pravind's residence on Saturday evening. As part of this, several key documents, expensive watches and a large amount of cash were seized .

Pravind Jagannath served as Prime Minister from 2017 to 2024.

Pravind Jagannath, who served as the Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2017 to 2024, resigned at the end of last year. Naveen Ramgoolam immediately took over as the new Prime Minister. Naveen had announced at the time that financial irregularities had occurred in some contracts during the previous government's tenure and that an audit would be conducted on them. The current government, which has initiated an investigation into these, has arrested Pravind on money laundering charges.

Former Prime Minister of Mauritius arrested

Former Prime Minister of Mauritius arrested.

Following the arrest of Pravind Jagannath, further investigations are underway in connection with his financial irregularities and money laundering case. The arrest comes in the wake of mounting allegations against Pravind Jagannath, who served as the Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2017 to 2024. In particular, financial irregularities allegedly committed in some key contracts during the previous government, which caused significant losses to the national budget.

Currently, the Mauritian government is taking these crimes seriously. The justice system and audit authorities are investigating the matter and taking strict measures to ensure the proper use of foreign wealth.

The arrest of the former Prime Minister of Mauritius has revealed more security details about financial irregularities across the country, which could lead to major changes in the country's economy.