It is a well-known fact that the government of Zambia is filled with corrupt politicians and officials who continuously prevent the government from making positive changes for the nation and bring social and economic development for its citizens. The Zambian citizens were recently shocked by the announcement made by FIC (Financial Intelligence Centre), an intelligence agency. As per the report released by FIC, many top lawyers, prominent legal counsellors, contractors and officials working with the government and even some ministers were engaged in money laundering activities for many years. Along with this news, FIC also released a list of names.
Illicit laundering of money is a criminal act, irrespective of the region or country it is undertaken. The monetary transaction is illegal and most often these amounts are stolen from the government or its citizens. Zambian intelligence agency FIC recently unearthed a huge money laundering cartel. However, the shocking part was the involvement of prominent figures, including top legal counsellors in Zambia. This is definitely one of the biggest corruption scandals in Zambia to have ever unearthed.
As per the latest news update by FIC (Financial Intelligence Centre), some of the prominent lawyers and legal counselors across Zambia have been caught in illegal money laundering scheme. FIC provides intelligence related to financial matters across the nation and its latest revelation has shocked the nation. With this revelation, FIC also released a list of names of some noted figures suspected of money laundering. This list comprises of political figures, owners of law firms, top legal counselors as well as government contractors. It is suspected that majority of these individuals or groups had some kind of political support as a result of which, they were able to escape law and government scrutiny for too long.
Money laundering is a criminal activity, especially when done illegally and the source of money is unlawful. The FIC (Financial Intelligence Centre), an intelligence bureau from Zambia recently unearthed a mass money-laundering racket involving prominent lawyers from Zambia. This is a huge revelation in Zambia’s corruption history because the number of high-profile individuals involved in this racket is huge.