Release: Moustass leaks (2 GB)

Leading up to the November 10 general election in Mauritius, an anonymous source released alleged wiretap recordings of phone calls between diplomats, journalists and politicians

The Missie Moustass leak includes audio recordings of telephone and WhatApp calls of politicians, diplomats and journalists in Mauritius published on social media by an anonymous account. "Missie Moustass" means Mister Moustache in Mauritian creole. A variety of social media accounts bearing that name using an avatar of a white mask with an oversized moustache and curly hair, posted 85 videos online between October 19 and November 9.

The calls were published on social networks like Facebook, TikTok and YouTube before the November 10, 2024 general parliamentary election in the African island nation on the Indian Ocean. In an attempt to stop the audio from spreading, government officials and police claimed the audio was a product of artificial intelligence. People whose voices are heard in the audio dispute this, and have confirmed the calls occurred as recorded. Shakeel Mohamed – barrister, former leader of the opposition, and a candidate for the Labour Party – confirmed to the Independent that the calls in the leak involving him were genuine.

Allegedly to stop the publication and spread of the leak, the government briefly instructed local telecoms to block access to social media during the election campaign. They reversed this decision after international condemnation and local pressure.

Journalists, a British diplomat and a number of politicians including two former prime ministers appear in the calls released so far. Reporters Without Borders has condemned the possible illegal wiretapping of journalists in Mauritius. Reporting indicates some of the audio calls were recorded in autumn 2022, when British negotiations with Mauritius began over the handover of the Chagos Islands.

The UK’s Independent wrote:

The Chagos issue is sensitive due to the secretive joint UK-US air base on Diego Garcia (the largest island in the Chagos archipelago). The deal struck by the government allows the UK to retain the facility for the next 100 years, but there are concerns the agreement will open up the islands to Chinese interference.

As of November 11, 2024 there are slightly over 3 and half hours of recordings. There have been no new releases since the defeat of the incumbent Prime Minister and his coalition L'Alliance Lepep and the election of Navin Ramgoolam, leader of the Alliance of Change coalition. What is presented in the DDoSecrets release may not be the most recent or complete collection of phone calls. Please get in touch if you have a more complete version of this leak.

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