Former French oil chief executive Loik Le Floch-Prigent has been extradited from Ivory Coast to Togo on suspicion of involvement in a massive fraud.
Mr Le Floch-Prigent, the former chief of Elf firm, was held on Saturday and is expected to appear before a judge on Monday for questioning, reports say.
His lawyer in Paris said the charges were politically motivated.
Mr Le Floch-Prigent has served jail terms for corruption in France related to his time as head of Elf in 1989-93.
The 68-year-old was detained on Saturday as part of an investigation into a complaint from a businessman who alleged that he was victim of a $48m (£30m) fraud scheme, according to AFP news agency.
Mr Le Floch-Prigent has served a five-year sentence for embezzling more that $350m of public funds during his reign at Elf.
He currently works as an oil industry consultant, reports say.
16 Sep, 2012
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19618107#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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