Mozambique court starts reading verdict in $2 bln hidden debt case
By Reuters
01 December 2022 |
3:02 pm
A court in Mozambique on Wednesday (November 30) started delivering its judgement in a case involving 19 people accused of various crimes for their alleged roles in the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars in government-backed loans.
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