Fraud Police Describe Quiz Bollore For Instant 24-Hour Interval Over Africa Graft Allegations

We've looked at M. Bolloré a few times, the final existence inwards Dec 2016's "Follow ‘Buffett of France’ for a Three-Year Double (BOL.France) (BOIVF)" with the stock inwards his namesake companionship (BOL:Paris) at €3.29.
Things were looking to live on track, with the shares hitting €4.75 inwards slow Jan of this year, upwards 44% with 23 (now 20) months to go.
Until the recent unpleasantness. €4.10 last.

Bolloré was also chair of media giant Vivendi exactly nosotros were to a greater extent than interested inwards his forays into Bolivian lithium, links below.

From Reuters:

French fraud constabulary questioned tycoon Vincent Bollore for a instant hateful solar daytime on Wednesday, a judicial root said, over allegations his companionship undercharged for occur behalf of presidential candidates inwards Africa inwards provide for port contracts.

Bollore, whose logistics empire is a powerhouse inwards old French colonies across West Africa, is suspected of corrupting unusual populace officials in addition to complicity inwards corruption.
His lawyer has denied whatever wrongdoing yesteryear Bollore.

Shares inwards Bollore savage equally much equally 3 pct on Midweek afterward shedding six pct inwards the previous trading session.

The probe involves 2 divide cases, ane inwards Republic of Guinea in addition to the other inwards Togo.
Groupe Bollore confirmed on Tuesday its African trouble organisation interests were nether investigation over the billing for travel carried out inwards Republic of Guinea in addition to Togo betwixt 2009 in addition to 2010 yesteryear its communications trouble organisation Havas Worldwide.

The grouping also denied whatever wrongdoing.

Bollore, 66, is existence quizzed amongst Groupe Bollore Chief Executive Gilles Alix, caput of the international sectionalization at advertising grouping Havas Jean-Philippe Dorent, in addition to Francis Perez, the caput of Castilian hotel in addition to casino theatre Pefaco, a judicial root said.
“The iv are even in addition to thus inwards custody,” the judicial root said....MUCH MORE

We get-go took an involvement inwards Monsieur Bolloré when he was making a Bolivian lithium play dorsum inwards 2009:

France's Bollore opens talks over Bolivia's lithium (BOLL: Paris)

That didn't pan out exactly at that spot were other endeavors that rose higher upwards the mundane:

Lithium: "French billionaire launches $1.5B EV battery play" (BOLL: Paris)

and:
French Billionaire Bolloré Making a Move inwards London Electric Car Sharing (BOLL.Paris)

Lithium for 4.8 Billion Electric Cars Lets Republic of Bolivia Upset Market (SQM; BOLL: Paris)

Short Seller Muddy Waters Goes Long a Battery in addition to Electric Vehicle Play