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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 Nonagenarian President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case. Dumped in November 2017 when the Missus decided she wanted to be president, and opposed heer might against Crocodile Mnangawa Important safety tip: If your opponent goes by the name 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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