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Will Mozambique recover from a $2 billion corruption scandal? | corruption

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A court has begun publishing judgments against 19 former senior officials.
It is known as the “deep debt scandal”… and is one of the biggest corruption cases in recent years.
A court in Mozambique has begun issuing a ruling, expected to last five days, in the trial of 19 people accused of multiple financial crimes related to the $2 billion scheme.
The defendants are mostly former senior government officials – including the son of a former president.
So how will Mozambique weather this financial crisis?
Indicator: Adrian Finighan
Guest:
Denise Namburete – Founder, N’Weti
Fernando Lima – Investigative journalist
Borges Nhamirre – Researcher at the Center for Public Integrity in Mozambique