Ex-President Arrested After Corruption Probe
From Times Wire Reports
Zambian police arrested beleaguered former President Frederick Chiluba after a prolonged anti-corruption investigation, charging him with stealing nearly $30 million during his decade of rule.
President Levy Mwanawasa, who succeeded Chiluba, has launched the biggest crackdown on corruption since Zambia gained independence from Britain in 1964, prosecuting Chiluba and several former ministers and senior government officials.
Chiluba left office in 2001 after serving two five-year terms, the maximum allowed.
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