A
court in Zambia convicted a former minister for illegally siphoning off
2.1 billion kwacha (420 million dollars) and burying the cash on his
farm, state radio reported on Thursday. Former
labour minister Austin Liato was arrested in December last year after
the discovery of two buried trunks filled with money under a layer of
concrete.
Magistra Aridah Chulu sentenced Liato to two years imprisonment with hard labour. This
is the first high-profile graft conviction under President Michael
Sata, who was elected in September with pledges to crack down on
corruption in Africa’s top copper producer.
His government is probing several deals approved by the government of his predecessor, President Rupiah Banda.
$420 million buried underground????????? African leaders and greed!!!!!
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