THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and charged three Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock officials for corruption involving over K8.8 million linked to the ongoing US$10 million SLIMP Loan investigation. The arrests bring the total number of individuals charged in connection with the SLIMP syndicate to 12, with investigations uncovering assets worth over K124 million, which include vehicles, houses, farms, livestock and government bonds. In a statement, Thursday, ACC Acting Head of Corporate Communications Chilufya Chisanga said the Commission had charged Principal Livestock Production Officer Grace Lungu with 16 counts of fraudulent false accounting and two counts of possession of property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime. “The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested and charged three officials from the Ministry...

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