Placed under arrest warrant for fraud and money laundering, Abo Mbacké, known under the pseudonym “Amir Abo”, also benefits from diplomatic status.
According to our colleagues at Libération, he holds a Senegalese diplomatic passport bearing the number 21PD14881, issued on March 14, 2024, a few days before the presidential election. Born on January 1, 1979 in Ndam (Touba), “Amir Abo” denies ever claiming to be the special advisor to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Salmane.
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However, a search carried out at his home in Sicap-Foire allowed investigators to seize several stickers reading: “His Excellency Amir Abo/Special Adviser to MBS”. Surprisingly, “Amir Abo” told the authorities that he was seeing these documents for the first time.
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