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*Mugabe's US$15 Billion Diamonds Claim Was Just A Statement - ZACC* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?zb Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has said claims by the late former President Robert Mugabe that US$15 billion worth of diamonds from Marange were stolen could not be investigated because there was neither an accused person nor a complainant. Responding to questions from journalists during a two-day anti-corruption reporting media workshop in Bulawayo which ended on Tuesday on whether ZACC had carried out investigations into Mugabe’s claims, ZACC deputy chairperson commissioner Kuziwa Phineas Murapa said (via NewsDay): ---------- Latest itel S24 available on Pindula: 128GB storage, 4GB RAM $119 USD WhatsApp: +263715068543 Calls: 0772464000 Buy Online: https://www.pindula.co.zw/market/itel-s24-128gb-22-20240426142756795795/?s=wanews ---------- > This is why we feel that this workshop is essential: when you stumble upon such information, give us the whole information and we will investigate. > On the US$15 billion that the former President talked about, again nobody has come out to say who is the accused, and where they got the diamonds from. > The investigation has to show who the complainant is, who the accused is and how you link the accused to the actual prejudice. > So that link was not created, and we do not know who the complainant was, it was just a statement made. Murapa also cast doubt on the possibility of the country having lost diamonds worth US$15 billion within a year as alleged by the late strongman. He said: > If you speak to other authorities they tell you that for Zimbabwe to have had that sort of diamonds within a year or so, internationally it is impossible. So we never again got the full story as to who actually took those diamonds. In 2015, Mugabe claimed that US$15 billion worth of diamonds might have been stolen from Marange diamond fields. Mugabe’s startling assertions triggered a nationwide uproar, prompting citizens to call for an investigation into the matter to ascertain how the diamonds were stolen and who profited from the looting. Mugabe later avoided a parliamentary probe after he was recused from giving oral evidence by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda. More: Pindula News _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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