Published: 05 September 2013

Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo has been fingered in a corruption report produced by the Zimbabwe Anti–Corruption Commission and submitted to the Harare Regional Courts yesterday.

Chombo is alleged to have fraudulently acquired a piece of land designated as a "public place" in Glen Lorne.

He allegedly sold the property which he had not paid for, according to the report.

This emerged in court yesterday during the trial of Zacc commissioner Emmanuel Chimwanda who is accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act.

Chombo's name came out as defence counsel Jonathan Samukange was cross–examining Zacc chairperson Denford Chirindo who is a witness in the case.

Samukange stressed that it made no sense that his client was being charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act, which he said only bars people from communicating information that posed a threat to national security.

He said information pertaining to corruption allegations levelled against a government minister had nothing to do with national security.
- newsday

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