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Ex-Chad PM arrested on fraud allegations
N’DJAMENA, Dec 2, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A Chadian minister, who served as the
country’s premier from 2013-16 was arrested on Sunday over fraud allegations,
a police spokesman told AFP.
Kalzeube Pahimi Deubet was detained following a complaint from the state
inspectorate general for fraud, the spokesman said.
Currently secretary-general of the presidency, his post involves
coordinating government action. As well as the premiership, he has also held
a number of ministerial positions.
Chad President Idriss Deby Itno, who has governed the poor, oil-rich state
since 1990, last year vowed to crack down on entrenched graft.
The landlocked country has a history of political violence and corruption.
It was ranked 165th out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s 2018
Corruption Perceptions Index.
BSS/AFP/MSY/0850 hrs