Jump to navigation

Vol 43 No 19

Published 27th September 2002


Zambia

Corruption club

Mwanawasa's anti-corruption claims are in doubt as evidence of election-rigging emerges

'I will gladly step down if the court rules that I was elected fraudulently,' announced President Levy Mwanawasa on 19 September. Anderson Mazoka, the runner-up in last December's presidential election, had just shown the Supreme Court documents which, he said, demonstrated how the Treasury had illicitly financed Mwanawasa's campaign. Mazoka and other opposition figures have lined up some 200 witnesses to testify that the poll was rigged.

End of preview - This article contains approximately 1279 words.

End of preview

Subscribers: Log in now to read the complete article.

Account Holders: Log in now and use your Account Credit to buy this article. No Credit? Top up your Account now.


If you are logged in, but still cannot access the full text of this article, email customer services or telephone us on +44(0)1638 743633.