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*Chin'ono Says He Was Jailed For Exposing Corruption* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?ag Award-winning journalist and filmmaker, Hopewell Chin’ono has said his arrest and detention were in response to his exposure of grand corruption within President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s circle. In a letter that was sent to BBC, he said his arrest did not come as a surprise as hints had been made earlier. He said: ---------- *Latest itel S24 now available on Pindula* $124 Cash on Delivery in Harare & Bulawayo. WhatsApp: 0️⃣7️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ 4️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ 7️⃣9️⃣3️⃣ ---------- > One warning had come about seven weeks earlier, when the spokesman for the ruling party had called me “unscrupulous” and accused me of tarnishing the name of the president’s family. > This was after I’d publicised a Covid-19 procurement scandal involving multi-million dollar contracts awarded to buy supplies at inflated prices – the health minister was then sacked and is facing charges over the allegations. He also described his prison experiences observing how substandard local prisons are. Chin’ono’s arrest came after he urged citizens to participate in the foiled 31 July anti-corruption protests that had been convened by opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume. Both Chin’ono and Ngarivhume were charged with inciting violence. Chin’ono is one of the people who exposed grand corruption by some state officials including then Health minister Obadiah Moyo who was subsequently fired. Reports by ZimLive also implicated the first family which was allegedly being used by Drax International, a company that had been contracted to supply COVID-29 equipment, to flout procurement procedures. More: New Zimbabwe _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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