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LISBON\/JOHANNESBURG – An Angolan court has ordered the freezing of assets held by former president Eduardo dos Santos’ daughter, Isabel, her husband and a business associate as part of a corruption probe, a copy of the order seen by Reuters shows.<\/p>\n

The asset freeze follows an injunction application by the government, which is seeking to recover around $1 billion of funds that it says it is owed by Isabel dos Santos and her associates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It is one of the highest-profile moves in an anti-corruption drive launched by President Joao Louren\u00e7o, who ended dos Santos’ nearly 40-year grip on power when he became head of state in 2017.<\/p>\n

Dos Santos, who owns stakes in companies including telecoms firm Unitel and financial firms, has denied wrongdoing during her father’s time in office.<\/p>\n

“I would like to leave a message of tranquillity and confidence to my teams,” she tweeted on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n