Parliament calls Robert Mugabe to testify on diamond corruption
Mugabe has said corruption and foreign exploitation in the sector cost the country $15bn — but his own regime stands accused of syphoning off diamond profits
Harare — A Zimbabwean parliamentary committee has summoned former president Robert Mugabe to give evidence on Wednesday about diamond corruption alleged to have cost the country billions of dollars during his rule. Mugabe, who was ousted from office in November after a brief military takeover, has not said whether he will appear before the committee. A parliamentary notice for May 23 was released on Monday. "Subject to confirmation, oral evidence from His Excellency, the former president of the Republic of Zimbabwe, comrade R G Mugabe, on diamond mining revenues," it read. The 94-year-old Mugabe, who is in frail health, was called to give evidence last month but the meeting was postponed. MPs plan to question Mugabe over his 2016 claim that the country had lost $15bn in revenue due to corruption and foreign exploitation in the diamond sector. No one in Mugabe’s office was available to confirm whether he would appear. The former president, whose own regime was accused of syphoning of...
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