[miningmx.com] – TANZANIA recorded the most high profile convictions yet in its anti-graft drive when the country’s court sentenced two former minister to three years in jail, said Reuters.
The convictions of Tanzania’s former Finance Minister Basil Mramba and former Energy and Minerals Minister Daniel Yona relate to the corrupt award of a gold audit tender. The former ministers intend to appeal the decision.
Court documents seen by Reuters showed the ex-ministers were accused of abusing their authority in 2002 by “arbitrarily” awarding a contract to audit gold production from Tanzania, Africa’s fourth biggest producer.
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