Zambia arrests ex-defence officials over corrupt deals with Israeli arms company

Image of Israeli defence contractor Elbit, one of the15 US companies that has been sanctioned by Iran [MilborneOne/Wikipedia]

Zambian authorities have arrested four former Defence Ministry officials over a corruption scandal involving one of Israel's top arms companies. According to a statement tweeted by Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) last week, the former officials were arrested on suspicion of corruption in deals worth $500 million with Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems. "The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defense Stardy Mwale for corrupt practices involving more than U.S. $573.9 million in relation to the procurement of the Gulfstream G650 Presidential Jet," the statement said. FORMER DEFENCE PS STARDY MWALE ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION IN RELATION TO THE PURCHASE OF THE GULFSTREAM PRESIDENTIAL JET @ACCZambia has arrested former Defence PS Stardy Mwale for corruption involving more than US$ 573.9 million in relation to procurement of the […] Source

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