In order to escape criminal proceedings in France over corruption in Angola, Doris Group agreed last Thursday to pay a 3.5 million euro fine.

3.463 million euros in public interest fines. This is the amount that Doris Group will have to pay to avoid criminal prosecution. Doris Group has also agreed to submit to a 3-year compliance program, under the aegis of the French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA). Judge Stéphane Noël approved this judicial agreement of public interest (Cjip). The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) had opened a preliminary investigation at the end of 2019 following a referral from the United States Department of Justice. Indeed, the investigations Entrusted to the Oclciff (Central Office for Combating Corruption and Financial and Tax Offenses), revealed possible acts of "corruption of Angolan public official". Sophie Scemla, one of his lawyers, specified that the facts in question were "very old" and that there had since been "a change in management" and "procedures". Doris Group has "recently strengthened its compliance system to take into account the latest recommendations of the Afa," the company said in a statement.