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Zimbabwe offers three-month amnesty to persons with funds illegally held abroad

Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has offered a three-month amnesty for individuals and companies to surrender public funds illegally stashed abroad.
  
In a statement, he said the government will prosecute those who fail to comply when the amnesty ends in February.
  
Since taking office last week, he has pledged to crack down on corruption.
  
This is a general amnesty to all individuals and corporates, but Mr. Mnangagwa's reference to Operation Restore Legacy - the military operation that led to President Mugabe's resignation - appears to have specific public officials in mind.
  
The operation has already seen former finance minister Ignatius Chombo arrested and charged with corruption, charges his family says are trumped up.
  
Since 2009, Zimbabwe has been using the US dollar as its main currency after abandoning its own local dollar.
                                                              


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