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Article: Former Zambian army commander arrested for corruption
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- October 1, 2004
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Former Zambian army commander arrested for corruption
LUSAKA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian Task Force on Corruption
has arrested former Zambian army commander Lieutenant General Geojago
Musengule for five counts of corrupt practices including a fuel
supply deal of about 1.278 million US dollars, local media reported
Friday.
Task Force Spokesman Mpanzi Sinyangwe confirmed this here
Thursday.
Musengule was arrested for engaging a local company of Base
Chemicals Limited to supply fuel worth 1.278 million US dollars to
the Ministry of Defense without allegedly following laid down tender
procedures.
The ...