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Zambia's anti-graft body arrest 5 health officials for theft of public funds

Xinhua, June 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Zambia's anti-graft body on Wednesday announced that it had arrested five officials from the Ministry of Health for theft of public funds.

The five officials have since been charged with theft in connection of funds amounting to 471, 275 Zambian Kwacha.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) public relations manager Timothy Moono said the named officials committed the alleged thefts between April 2008 and December 2008.

Trial is expected to commence on July 15, he added.

In 2009, the governments of the Netherlands and Sweden suspended aid to Zambia's health sector following a revelation of embezzlement of hundreds of funds meant for health projects by officials from the health ministry.

Ten senior officials from the ministry were arrested in connection with the embezzlements and have been appearing in court. In April this year, they were found with a case to answer and were put on their defense. The ten were charged with 67 counts of corruption, theft, and money laundering. Endit