Ethiopia Arrests 34 Senior Government Officials for CorruptionJuly 26, 2017 - The government has arrested 34 senior government officials and business people for alleged corruption, according to Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO), reports ENA. During a media briefing he held today, GCAO Minister Dr. Negeri Lencho said the government has started crackdown on rent seeking and more than thirty persons have been arrested. The suspects currently arrested include people from governmental institutions and the private sector. The senior government officials are from Addis Ababa Roads Authority, Federal Roads Authority, Sugar Corporation, Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation and others, the Minister disclosed. Detailed information on the arrests will be given later, it was indicated.

Source: Ethiopian News July 26, 2017 09:33 UTC