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Zimbabwe's top attorney suspended Zimbabwe's top attorney suspended
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has suspended his attorney general over allegations he abused his office, state media has reported.Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has suspended his attorney general over allegations he abused his office, state media has reported.
A three-member tribunal has been appointed to investigate claims Sobusa Gula-Ndebele helped a fugitive banker, the state Herald newspaper said.A three-member tribunal has been appointed to investigate claims Sobusa Gula-Ndebele helped a fugitive banker, the state Herald newspaper said.
He was briefly detained last month accused of corruption and could face a maximum 15 years in jail if convicted.He was briefly detained last month accused of corruption and could face a maximum 15 years in jail if convicted.
Local media claimed the charges against the law chief were politically-driven. Local media claimed the charges against the law chief were politically driven.
Mr Mugabe's cabinet secretary said Mr Gula-Ndebele was formally suspended on Friday and that the tribunal would recommend to the president whether he should keep his job.Mr Mugabe's cabinet secretary said Mr Gula-Ndebele was formally suspended on Friday and that the tribunal would recommend to the president whether he should keep his job.
The attorney general is accused of telling banker James Mushore he would be spared charges in connection with alleged currency offences if he returned to Zimbabwe from Britain.The attorney general is accused of telling banker James Mushore he would be spared charges in connection with alleged currency offences if he returned to Zimbabwe from Britain.
Mr Gula-Ndebele met the banker in a restaurant in Zimbabwe in September without informing the authorities that Mr Mushore was back in the country, it is alleged.Mr Gula-Ndebele met the banker in a restaurant in Zimbabwe in September without informing the authorities that Mr Mushore was back in the country, it is alleged.
The financier, who had been on the police's wanted list since 2004, was reportedly arrested in Harare in October and charged with violating currency regulations at a bank in the Zimbabwean capital.The financier, who had been on the police's wanted list since 2004, was reportedly arrested in Harare in October and charged with violating currency regulations at a bank in the Zimbabwean capital.