Zambia: Task Force implicates more 'plunderers'

The Task Force on Corruption has disclosed that some local and international law and accounting firms were involved in the plunder of national resources through money laundering activities. Financial analyst Maulu Hamunjele said the trend created a number of difficulties in accessing information because these firms claimed that their clients enjoyed legal professional confidentiality and concealed critical evidence. He was speaking at a public discussion on Public Finance Management and Utilisation organised by Transparency International-Zambia (TI-Zambia) at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Lusaka.