MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th June, 2020) Zimbabwean Minister of Health Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over suspected corruption offenses when handling state procurement of coronavirus-related supplies, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) said on Friday.
"I can confirm that Minister Moyo has been arrested and is currently in police custody. That's all I [can] say for now," ZACC spokesperson John Makamure said, as quoted by the New Zimbabwe news outlet.
According to the report, Moyo has been accused of awarding a $42 million tender to the Drax International company to supply COVID-19 medial products and personal protective equipment while fully aware that the company was not a pharmaceutical, but a consultancy firm.
The minister is now reportedly in custody in at Rhodesville Police Station in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare.
