Philippine Central Bank to receive letter rogatory from Angolan Supreme Court

The Angolan Supreme Court is said to be sending a letter rogatory to the Philippine Central Bank enquiring about the authenticity of the USD 50 billion cheque belonging to Raveeroj Ritchoteanan, a Thai citizen who has been accused in Angola of trying to defraud the Angolan State.

The letter rogatory is to be sent by the Angolan National Bank (BNA) as part of the evidence being listed in the case known as ‘Thai Swindle’.

The public prosecution (MP) showed a letter on January 18 that declared the lack of authenticity of the USD 50 billion cheque made available to the judicial authorities by Angola’s International Business Bank (BNI).

On his turn, on January 22, Raveeroj Ritchoteanan’s lawyer showed a cheque from the Philippine Central Bank containing information that confirms the authenticity of the check for Centennial Energy Company, Limited, owned by the defendant.

Since there are two checks with unequal information, the defence requested the judges to send a letter rogatory to confirm its authenticity.