Following leaked sex tapes involving head of Equatorial Guinea’s anti-graft agency, Baltasar Engonga, the country has announced the suspension of all officials who had sexual relations in the offices of ministries.
Investigators recently uncovered over 400 explicit videos featuring Engonga and multiple women.
Among the discoveries were sex tapes of Engonga seemingly having romps with his brother’s wife, his cousin, the sister of the president of Equatorial Guinea, the wife of the director general of police, and about 20 wives of ministers, among others.
The now viral videos were filmed in his office, hotels, and toilets — allegedly with the consent of participants.
Announcing the government’s decision on Monday via X, Teodoro Nguema, Equatorial Guinea’s vice-president, said the government would take “severe measures” against such acts.
“Today, we will proceed with the immediate suspension of all officials who have had sexual relations in the offices of the country’s ministries,” the statement reads.
“The Government will take severe measures against these acts, since it constitutes a flagrant violation of the Code of Conduct and the Public Ethics Law.
“This action is a decisive step in our policy of zero tolerance towards behaviors that undermine the integrity of the public service.
“Ethics and respect are fundamental in our administration, and we will not allow irresponsible behavior to compromise public trust.
“Responsibility and professionalism must be the pillars of our work as servants of the State.”
In a follow up post on Tuesday, the vice-president said the government would soon install surveillance cameras in all government offices.
“We have taken this measure to ensure compliance with the law on public officials and to eradicate improper and illicit behaviour,” he said.
“We will not admit any fault that denigrates the integrity of our administration and those who engage in these practices will face drastic measures.”
Investigators were searching Engonga’s home and office as part of an investigation into alleged fraud when they discovered the sex tapes.
Engonga is director general of the country’s Anti-graft National Agency for Financial Investigation (ANIF).
