Ex-Elf chief Le Floch-Prigent 'extradited to Togo'
Loik Le Floch-Prigent has already served jail terms in France for corruption while head of Elf from 1989 to 1993. By Fred Tanneau (AFP/File)
LOME (AFP) - The ex-head of French oil giant Elf, Loik Le Floch-Prigent, has been extradited to the west African nation of Togo after his arrest in Ivory Coast over a fraud probe, a government source said Sunday.
"Loik Le Floch-Prigent was arrested yesterday in Abidjan," the Togolese government source told AFP.
"He was extradited to Lome yesterday around 2000 GMT. He will be presented to a judge tomorrow for questioning."
The investigation involves a complaint from an Emirati businessman who alleges he was the victim of a $48-million (37-million-euro) fraud.