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Zim: Corruption charges for ex-minister Ignatius Chombo |
2017-11-26 |
[Al Jazeera] Ex-finance minister Ignatius Chombo will be detained until Monday, when a court will rule on a bail application on his corruption trial. Chombo, an ally of former President Bob MuggsyMugabe ![]() Crocodileandf your title is Shopper in Chieflet him win.... , appeared on Saturday in a Harare court on corruption and abuse of power charges related to his earlier tenure as minister of local government, public works and urban development. In Zim-bob-we alone, he is believed to own more than 100 properties. His lawyer, Lovemore Madhuku, argued that the ex-minister was taken from his home by masked button men on November 15, the day Zim-bob-we's army seized control of the state and said it was "targeting criminals" around Mugabe, who was sent to his room. Chobo had to be admitted to a government hospital for injuries allegedly sustained from beatings while in detention, according to Madhuku. |
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