A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced Baltasar Ebang Engonga, a former senior government official, to eight years in prison on charges of embezzlement.
Baltasar, who drew public attention after sextapes involving him and several women leaked online, was found guilty by the Bioko provincial tribunal of diverting funds earmarked for official travel expenses to personal use.
Hilario Mitogo, press director of the Supreme Court, confirmed the ruling and added that Baltasar was also fined $220,000.
The former head of the national financial investigation agency was tried alongside five other senior officials accused of misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds.
The case came to light following his detention in November, after explicit videos of him with women — including spouses of other officials — surfaced on social media while probes into the embezzlement charges were underway.
