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Nikki
October 23 2006 at 12:09PM
Lusaka - The wife of Zambia's embattled former president Frederick Chiluba has been summoned for questioning on Monday by the police anti-corruption unit, a family spokesperson said. Regina Chiluba is due to appear before a panel of investigators from the special taskforce on corruption together with her lawyers, said Emmanuel Mwamba. "They have summoned her to appear for questioning. The information we have is that they intend to arrest her for corruption," Mwamba said.Chiluba, who ruled Zambia for 10 years until 2001 when he retired, is accused of stealing millions of dollars in state funds together with several officials who served under him.
Chiluba's wife, whose assets have been seized by police, is also accused of having received a huge sum of state funds from Chiluba when she was his mistress during his tenure as head of state. Chiluba married Regina shortly after he left the presidency and divorced his wife of 33 years, Vera, who is now deputy environment minister in President Levy Mwanawasa's government. Mwamba said it was a difficult period for the former president, who is also facing charges of corruption and abuse of office while suffering from an acute cardiac condition. The anti-corruption taskforce has also summoned Chiluba's ally, Fautine Kabwe, to appear before its investigators on Wednesday.Kabwe, who is jointly charged with Chiluba in another case, is believed to have been the mastermind of the former president's finances through a private firm that he owned.
- Sapa-AFP
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