Equatorial Guinea orders crackdown on sex in government offices
Following the release of private recordings on social media that seemed to show a senior finance ministry official having sex with many women in a variety of locations, including his workplace, Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday announced a crackdown on sex in government offices.
The administration said that since the recordings had damaged the reputation of the small Central African nation, it was taking action.
Since the tapes first surfaced last week, the controversy has been rocking the administration of Equatorial Guinea, which has had the same ruler for decades.
Hundreds of amateur films were discovered at the finance official’s residence during a search related to a corruption inquiry, according to local media sources. According to local media, the ladies in the films seemed to be family members and the spouses of other influential government officials.
Reuters was unable to confirm the videos’ legitimacy.
According to a government statement, Vice President Nguema Obiang Mangue issued fresh directives on Tuesday to stop ministry and court workers from committing crimes at work. These included increased security and the installation of security cameras in every workplace.
According to the announcement from the state communication agency, “the executive is taking this decision following the sexually suggestive videos that have gone viral on social media in recent days and that denigrate the country’s image.”
According to the statement, the measures were decided upon in emergency sessions with the attorney general, the Supreme Court, and other parties.
It said that those featured in the sex recordings would be suspended without being given their identities, and those in charge of guarding the premises where the movies were purportedly shot would get reprimands for their negligence.
The longest-serving president in history, Teodoro Obiang, has presided over Equatorial Guinea, a country of around 1.7 million inhabitants on the west coast of Central Africa, for 45 years.
