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Zambia: Police Arrest Former President's Son and His Wife On Corruption Charges
VOA, 27 June 2023
Authorities in Zambia have arrested former President Edgar Lungu's son and daughter-in-law on charges of money laundering and possessing property believed to be proceeds of crime… Read more »
Former Zambian Leader's Family Implicated in Money Laundering
The son and daughter-in-law of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu have been detained by authorities on suspicion of money laundering and in possession of items thought to be the proceeds of crime totaling more than U.S.$5 million. Lungu's Patriotic Front Party has described the move as the government's continued persecution of Lungu's family. The arrests come a week after Zambian officials revealed the confiscation of almost 20 properties connected to the family.
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