Zambia anti-drug head nabbed
2007-11-28 20:02
Lusaka - The head of Zambia's anti-drug unit has been arrested and charged with theft of public funds in a crackdown against corruption in Zambia, an official statement said on Wednesday.
Ryan Chitoba, 53, a former senior police officer who was
recalled from retirement to head the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) was arrested and charged with theft of about about R637 000.
Former Zambia President Frederick Chiluba is currently
facing charges of theft of R3.4m in Treasury funds during the time he ruled the country between 1991 and 2001.
A number of key figures in Chiluba's government have either been jailed for corruption or are facing serious graft charges.
Chitoba is the latest high profile figure to face corruption
charges in the southern African country's widest anti-graft
crackdown, launched by President Levy Mwanawasa in 2002.
Anti-Corruption Commission spokesperson Timothy Moono said in a statement that Chitoba, who had been suspended earlier, had been charged together with two other top officials from the anti-drug agency.