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.
A combined team of law enforcement officers in December 2011, unearthed and seized K2.1 billion from former Labour Minister’s farm in Lusaka West.Officers from the Police, Anti-Corruption Commission and the Drug Enforcement Commission undertook a two hour joint operations to uncover and seize money buried in two trunks at Mr Liato’s farm number 44 in Mwembeshi area.
Magistra Aridah Chulu sentenced Liato to two years 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.
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This can neven!!! Happen in our ninja, let d man be PDP and see if any charges will come to him, who go fit touch PDP wey chop money? Abi d person want die? Baba Bode wey then mistake send go prinson self nah drum & dance all PDP chiefs incd Baba Otta ex presido take wellcome him + national Blessings: OOM FRM NNCN FM AM PDPT and HITV, I never know if they go gry give am HIV,pdp is most corrupt party I ever see in my life full of evil men and women, nah only GOD can deliver ninja fr them.
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ReplyDeleteexcuse me, who is not corrupt in Nigeria, is it CPC that is Boko haram, ACN with their tribal sentiment and many others. Tell me who? Adedamola A A, it is not only PDP as many of u claim, Iam not a PDP but pls let us be truthful to our selves, which political party does not have a senister?
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