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Police warn and caution Nevers over corruption

Police warn and caution Nevers over corruption
By Moses Kuwema and Ernest Chanda
Fri 27 Jan. 2012, 14:01 CAT

MMD presidential aspirant Pastor Nevers Mumba has been warned and cautioned by law enforcement agencies for corrupt activities. Pastor Mumba yesterday appeare for questioning before a combined team of officers from the Zambia Police, Drug Enforcement Commission and Anti Corruption Commission in the company of his lawyer Sakwiba Sikota.

Pastor Mumba, who arrived at the offices of the former Task Force on Corruption at about 14:00 hours ,was questioned for over one and half hours.

And later in a statement, spokesperson for the combined team of law enforcement officers, Charity Chanda said Pastor Mumba had been warned and cautioned for several counts of corrupt activities.

Chanda stated that Pastor Mumba was warned and cautioned for one count of abuse of authority of office, contrary to the law.

She stated that Pastor Mumba was also warned and cautioned for six counts of corrupt acquisition of public property and revenue contrary to the law.

She stated that the cases involved were in connection with the funding he solicited from Barrick Gold of Canada purporting to fund the Zambia- Canada Cultural Exchange programme during the 2011 independence celebrations in Canada.

Chanda stated that Pastor Mumba would appear again before the law enforcement officers. Pastor Mumba has since gone to court over the K500 million Barrick Gold story.

Labels: ACC, CORRUPTION, DEC, NEVERS MUMBA

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