The 47-year-old tycoon and her Congolese husband Sindika Dokolo are accused of syphoning off more than $1 billion from Angolan state companies.
Jose Filomeno dos Santos is the first dos Santos member to stand trial since President Joao Lourenco launched a purge of Jose Eduardo dos Santos' administration in a bid to tackle graft soon after he took over in 2017.
Isabel dos Santos said the documents released last week by the ICIJ and its media partners were part of a 'concerted and intense campaign' against her.
The British-educated tycoon and eldest daughter of ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has been charged in Angola with money laundering and mismanagement during her stewardship of state-owned oil firm Sonangol.
Dos Santos left Luanda after her father's successor President Joao Lourenco came to power in 2017, and now moves mostly between Lisbon and London.
Its latest series called 'Luanda Leaks' zeros in on Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of former Angola president Jose Eduardo dos Santos.
In a letter to Angola's parliament and constitutional court, Jose Eduardo dos Santos distanced himself from investigations into illicit enrichment during his rule.
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The row comes just over a year after Dos Santos stepped down in September 2017 following 38 years in control of the oil-producing nation.
Ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos said he wanted to be remembered for his dignified exit from the office he held since 1979.
The move leaves open the possibility that dos Santos will remain head of the party into 2019 despite previous assurances from the African strongman that he would leave “active political life” this year.
Jose Filomeno (39), was put in charge of Angola’s sovereign wealth fund that generated $90 million between May 2014 and the end of 2015.
Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, who became president in 1979, was at Tuesday’s ceremony attended by dozens of African leaders, including President Jacob Zuma.
Long-standing President José Eduardo dos Santos is stepping down after hand-picking his successor.
At the time, private media reported that Dos Santos had suffered a stroke, although the government has declined to comment on his condition.
Angola confirmed for the first time on Monday that dos Santos was in Spain for medical reasons.
Scores of people were injured in the stampede at a stadium in the northern city of Uige on Friday when hundreds of supporters stormed the venue's gates.
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos will not run in this year’s presidential election, he has said.
