Mauritania: Bribery and String-Pulling, Made in China  · Global Voices
الدد ولد الشيخ إبراهيم

On July 29, 2012, Nouakchott residents woke up on the news of the attempt of three Chinese investors working in the fishing industry in Nouadhibou to bribe Mauritania General Director of Taxation El Moctar Ould Djay. But the bigger surprise was that the official had locked them in his office and called the police to come and arrest them.
His behavior has triggered the admiration of Mauritanian netizens, especially since it is the first time anyone has reported on bribery in the country's history.
On Alegcom, you can read a blog post entitled “An unprecedented event: Ould Djay refuses a bribery from Chinese and is chosen as 2012′ perfect employee” [ar]:
A photo of the Director of Taxation published by the page   وطني أولا  (My Country First) on Facebook.
However, the Chinese investors stayed in jail for 24 hours only after which their embassy in Nouakchott intervened for their release.
The Facebook page My country First [ar] posted the above photograph, with the following comment:
Twitter users actively reacted to the news. Among them is Mejd, who notes [ar]:
He adds [ar]:
Mohamed Abdou points out [ar]:
Abdel Fetah Habib asks [ar]:
He pursues his inquires in another tweet [ar]:
Dedda Cheikh Brahim recalls [ar]: