ACC arrests Minister Chitotela for corruption

The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela for corruption.

In a statement, ACC Deputy Public Relations Manager Dorothy Mwanza says Mr Chitotela 47 has been charged with two counts of concealing property suspected of being proceeds of crime contrary to section 71 subsection(1) of the forfeiture of proceeds of crime act number 19 of 2010.

Ms Mwanza says details in the first count are that on unknown dates, but between the 1^st day of July, 2016 and the 30^th day of October 2018 in Lusaka District, Mr Chitotela did conceal a property namely lot number 148 of farm 50a situated in Makeni, Lusaka disguised in the names of Diris Mukange, property reasonably suspected of being proceeds of crime.

She says details in the second count are that on dates unknown but between the 1^st day of July, 2016 and the 30^th day of October 2018 in Lusaka district Mr Chitotela did conceal a property namely the remaining extent of subdivision a of lot 22183/m situated in ibex hill Lusaka, disguised in the name of Diris Mukange, property reasonably suspected of being proceeds of crime.

He has since been released on bond and will appear in court soon.