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| UK woman faces Angola spy trial | UK woman faces Angola spy trial |
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| A British human rights campaigner arrested in Angola on Monday is facing trial on espionage charges. | A British human rights campaigner arrested in Angola on Monday is facing trial on espionage charges. |
| London-based Sarah Wykes was working for anti-corruption group Global Witness when she was detained in the oil-rich province of Cabinda. | London-based Sarah Wykes was working for anti-corruption group Global Witness when she was detained in the oil-rich province of Cabinda. |
| She has been freed on bail, but is not allowed to leave the country. It could take a year for a trial to begin. | She has been freed on bail, but is not allowed to leave the country. It could take a year for a trial to begin. |
| After her arrest, she said she had met local groups to discuss "revenue transparency" issues related to oil. | After her arrest, she said she had met local groups to discuss "revenue transparency" issues related to oil. |
| Global Witness is calling for her to be allowed back to the UK because the trial may be months away. | Global Witness is calling for her to be allowed back to the UK because the trial may be months away. |
| Gavin Hayman, the group's campaign director, said he was "genuinely mystified" by the sequence of events. | Gavin Hayman, the group's campaign director, said he was "genuinely mystified" by the sequence of events. |
| He said his colleague had been due to meet Angola's deputy prime minister as part of a "good-will mission" to the country - but that mission had been "horribly twisted". | He said his colleague had been due to meet Angola's deputy prime minister as part of a "good-will mission" to the country - but that mission had been "horribly twisted". |
| Greater transparency | Greater transparency |
| Oil accounts for 95% of Angola's export revenue, but most of the country lives in extreme poverty. | Oil accounts for 95% of Angola's export revenue, but most of the country lives in extreme poverty. |
| The government has been criticised by local and foreign groups who are pushing for greater scrutiny of oil accounts and a fairer redistribution of oil revenues. | The government has been criticised by local and foreign groups who are pushing for greater scrutiny of oil accounts and a fairer redistribution of oil revenues. |
| The International Monetary Fund has also been pressing for greater transparency in the oil sector. | The International Monetary Fund has also been pressing for greater transparency in the oil sector. |
| A supplier of crude oil to the US and China, Angola denies allegations that revenues have been squandered through corruption and mismanagement. | A supplier of crude oil to the US and China, Angola denies allegations that revenues have been squandered through corruption and mismanagement. |
| Oil exports and foreign loans have spurred economic growth and fuelled a reconstruction boom. | Oil exports and foreign loans have spurred economic growth and fuelled a reconstruction boom. |
| 'Highly respected' | 'Highly respected' |
| Ms Wykes, who was born in York, had flown into Angola on 11 February and arrived in Cabinda with a colleague on Friday of last week. | |
| The following day her passport was confiscated and her camera, notebook and computer memory sticks were seized. | The following day her passport was confiscated and her camera, notebook and computer memory sticks were seized. |
| She was taken to a police station where she was held without being given food and drink for five hours before being charged with espionage. | She was taken to a police station where she was held without being given food and drink for five hours before being charged with espionage. |
| Global Witness describe Ms Wykes as a highly respected anti-corruption campaigner. | Global Witness describe Ms Wykes as a highly respected anti-corruption campaigner. |
| A veteran NGO activist, Ms Wykes was a campaigner for corporate accountability with Amnesty International and used to work FOR Oxfam. She has a PhD in Hispanic studies from London University. |