Madagascar President’s Chief of Staff Convicted of Offering Bribes to UK Mining Company

Published on February 21, 2024

The president of Madagascar’s former chief of staff has been convicted of bribery offences and faces a prison sentence after she demanded money and shares in exchange for securing a lucrative emerald mining deal for a British company, Gemfields. Romy Andrianarisoa, 47, was arrested along with a French national, Philippe Tabuteau, 54, in August 2023 after attending a meeting in London set up by an undercover National Crime Agency (NCA) officer. The following month Tabuteau pleaded guilty to requesting, agreeing to receive, or accepting a bribe, but Andrianarisoa denied the charge but was convicted on Tuesday after a trial at Southwark Crown Court....

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