A Swiss national was briefly detained in Zimbabwe over a corruption scandal which has already seen the arrest of a government minister and senior officials, AFP reported on Wednesday.
In a dispatch quoting police, it said Christian Fillipini, general manager of Newman Commodity, also trading as Andrie CIE SA, had been held overnight on Tuesday as part of an ongoing police investigation into alleged fraud at the national Grain Marketing Board (GMB).
Last week Agriculture Minister Kumbirai Kangai, GMB chief executive Martin Muchero and other top officials were questioned on charges of fraud and corruption. Kangai was later freed on bail.
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