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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 84827, member: 27"] Getting caught up in a land scam is a quick way to trade the council chambers for a ZACC interrogation room. Zimbabwe's anti-corruption commission arrests deputy mayor and former MP [LIST] [*]Rosemary Muronda and Shadreck Mashayamombe are currently in hot water after the anti-corruption squad moved in on land fraud claims. [*]The former Harare South lawmaker is staring down fraud charges, while the deputy mayor is being investigated for alleged criminal abuse of office. [*]Officials are currently hunting for two other high-level council bosses who supposedly vanished before the handcuffs came out. [/LIST] Mayor Jacob Mafume released following questioning by ZACC [LIST] [*]Rumors about the mayor being locked up blew up yesterday, but the commission clarified that he was just there for a chat. [*]Commissioner Kindness Paradza confirmed that while the investigation is still cooking, the mayor is not actually under arrest right now. [*]The whole mess stems from a shady scheme where city land was allegedly sold off under the table by various senior officials. [/LIST] Court appearances pending for high-profile suspects [LIST] [*]Investigations are still very much in progress as detectives try to close the loop on the missing council members. [*]The commission is expected to bring the arrested duo before a magistrate soon to face the music for the fraudulent land deals. [*]These arrests are part of a massive crackdown on the city council that has already implicated several big names in local government. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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