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UPDATED : POLICE DIG OUT Burried K2.1 Billion At AUSTIN LIATO’S House
PARTNERS in Crime ? Austin Liato (L) with RB
The police have since dug out K2.1 Billion which was buried in the ground at his house at Mwembeshi Farm.
Tumfweko has not yet established why the former minister was keeping and hiding the K2.1 Billion Cash in the ground by burrying it and not depositing it in the bank.
But other sources have briefed Tumfweko that it’s in connection with money laundering activities.
And Inspector General of Police Martin Malama in interview this morning around 02:30hrs at the Task Force on Corruption Headquarters said that the money buried was in an unfinished building on Mr. Liato’s farm.
ROCOVERED Money from AUSTIN LIATO's Farm on 11/25
He says the money was put in two safes and concealed in two metal trunks with a thick layer of concrete on top.
Dr. Malama says the move is not an act of retribution on the former government but a mere exercise of cleaning up the system
He has further called on political cadres to desist from making plunderers heroes at the expense of the masses.
Meanwhile Zambia Police Service Spokesperson Elizabeth Kanjela revealed that police also discovered some vehicles and other assets on Mr. Liato’s Farm, Mpamba Settlement scheme lot 44, Mwembeshi area.
She says the garage where the vehicles were parked was also secured with alarm systems.
Ms. Kanjela says police commenced the operation around 16:00hrs yesterday but were only able to break the safes in the early hours of this morning.
The money most of it in 25million kwacha bunches had bank slips from Bank of Zambia, Finance Bank and ZANACO among others with dates between March 2010 and March 2011.
The operation was conducted by a combined team of officers from Zambia Police, Anti Corruption Commission –ACC- and the Drug Enforcement Commission –DEC-.
ACC Commissioner Roswin Wandi and her counterpart from the DEC were present during the interview.
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RB Almost Sold the Entire ZED had IT NOT BEING FOR ME & MY WIFE's VOTE
November 25, 2011 at 11:53 am
JCC you are either mad or simply very ****** person or both. Only in Zambia can you even discuss this; What businesses are you talking about? Do you really understand what money laundering is? Any upright person (including prospective lawyers) wouldn’t envy Mr. Liato’s position right now; he needs to be caged else the police will never ever cage and ex minister for abuse of office or corruption…
Chikalabwamba
November 25, 2011 at 11:54 am
This case doesn’t need a lawyer. This is classified as 1st degree stealing from the poor. If sakwiba decide to defend this thug, then sakwiba hould be taken to chaina without hesitation. Sakwiba should keep ethics at least once in his life time .
uncircumcised william
November 25, 2011 at 11:55 am
THIS WORLD… CAN SOMEONE PLIZ CALL THIS POLITICAL RETRIBUTION FOR ME NAPAPATA
JUJU Man
November 25, 2011 at 11:57 am
JCC ulichipuba why shud you keep so much money underground ??? what about if the termites chew the notes??
Mary
November 25, 2011 at 12:00 pm
JCC are you living in a vaccume? Supporting plunger openly? Liato being Minister at labour must have been on the payroll of all those fake infesters mistreating our brothers and sisters in their companies/enterprises. The rot even got down to the labour office where bribes were raining like manner from heaven.
Check also passport office who have established fake offices just across the road to their offices charging two times for a passport to be obtained in a day and pocket the money. ACC waylay them just put a plant to prove this.
Mojo
November 25, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Its proves the allegations that even when he was union president in zesco he stole money. Big fool. No wonder the Chinese were not following labour laws, benze ku mudyesamo.
shimwana
November 25, 2011 at 12:03 pm
NO COMMENT
CHOSHI MULUMBA
November 25, 2011 at 12:09 pm
WHY HIDE SUCH A HUDGE AMOUNT OF MONEY BA LIATO KANSHI NIMWEBO BA KA BWALALA? ICHILUFUMO!!!!!!
kayu
November 25, 2011 at 12:10 pm
hihihihihihihihi that why we have bank accounts liato
Chief Consultant
November 25, 2011 at 12:20 pm
This is madness, Nomba ngamwalifwa nabakashi mu accident, money ngayalishala no one to know, or mwalibika pa will. Vibantuvoina vilibe nzelu
najaffi
November 25, 2011 at 12:22 pm
this is now scramble for zambia,,,we are busy looking while others are buring sum………….GREED
Ndine Chikali
November 25, 2011 at 12:24 pm
You should also probe the Immigration offices, they are busy issuing out work permit to these Boer farmers who treat our workers like animals. enough is enough stiffen the labour laws
the voice
November 25, 2011 at 12:28 pm
i don’t even have 1pin to buy a lazor blade,so that nabeyako amaso kayandi but a crazy ************ has buried 2billion,olo bambi bafikala balesapota mwaba amabolo uku saka masoyenu!!.
Akapondo Munchende
November 25, 2011 at 12:32 pm
If Liato can plant that colossal somes of money,what about RB?
Mary
November 25, 2011 at 12:33 pm
ITS ONLY IN ZAMBIA! SH__T PLS PF STOP IT POSTETRITY WILL JUDGE US HARSHLY
malilisho
November 25, 2011 at 12:43 pm
Ba JCC,
You should not cheat people. A Business Account can not be used for personal use. Liato being a Politician is already a suspicious account holder and if I was DEC/ACC/ZPS, I would like to interview the Bank Branch Managers of the respective Branches. This was a Business account used for personal use and they should have alerted the Anti-money laundering unit. If he is so rich why would he be burying money in an incomplete buiding if it was genuinely or ganfully obtained? If he is rich he would invest that money where it would give him good returns, like buying shares, buying houses or even stock piling materials for his incomplete Building or even paying some one to complete the structure. This one is in my opinion an alleged thief. Being a public officer he could have been on a payroll of some sort from some interested party to get them some concessions for Government contracts or for turning a blind eye to law breakers! Worse still this could be money from Public coffers! Was he not labour minister, are you not surprised at the work permits issued to South African, Zimbabwean, Chinese, Indian, Malaysian and Philipino labourers at the expense of indigenuous Zambians? Unfortunately this is just the tip of the iceberg and there are a lot more dark and dirty secrets that these politicians are keeping to themselves, such as Ba Kunda, the Justice Minister providing services to Government albeit ZAMTEL when the principal is holding public office. That is so unethical, even if in Zambia we have now turned a blind eye to ethics, morality and principals. Sebana Wikute
kamba
November 25, 2011 at 12:44 pm
that is very sad..why conceal such huge sums of money when people are living in abject poverty.wats really wrong with our leaders…let the law take its course.remember to every action,the is an equal and opposite reaction…may God deliver this country.the above story makes sad reading….
pj
November 25, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Its amazing what some pipo can do. But is GK (George Kunda) saying its retribution? Is he normal? Kiping K2.1 Bilion underground by that fat fool confirms that looting took place under RB’s reign
Bamwine
November 25, 2011 at 12:51 pm
This story makes sad reading and can not go without comment.
The MMD goverment has truly been a disgrace to our country.We are crying for the opening of companies like mulungushi textiles in Kabwe so that the majority of our people can have employment to afford the nessecities of life and on the other side the MMD are busy barring huge sums of money in the soil for personal glory. i have never seen such levels of selfishness.
May the current goverment save this country.
GOD BLESS OUR LAND.
bj
November 25, 2011 at 12:54 pm
no wanda why we dollar is high. 2.1bn kwacha is too much to be hidden instead of letting the money circulate by depositing in the banks. MONEY LAUNDERERS SHAAAA
emmanuel kombe
November 25, 2011 at 12:57 pm
I believe this is why the economy is booming in our leaders homes at the expence of a poor zambian like me. And I am made to conclude that the Poor employee working in a foreign company in his/her on country will have nothing to smile about if this trend continues in this SATA GVT.
sex maniac
November 25, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Liato chikala cawiso, l am waiting for you in jail, watombwa mabolo yobe. l can’t wait ukukutomba pamatako satanyoko. Wakakwa you shameless theif. When the majority of poor Zambian can’t afford a single meal, you can afford to bury 2,1 billion.
Hussen Daka
November 25, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Liato
If you can let the children of God on the Zambian streets to go without food and nowhere to sleep while you and your ****** wife and ****** bandas are hiding such amounts of money, may LORD punish you people that your deaths must be painfull. LORD WE PRAY PLEASE, SHOW YOURSELF UPON THEM,YOUR WORD MAKES IT CLEAR THAT WHATEVER YOU SOUL SO SHALL YOU REAP.
mafia
November 25, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Bekateni bakabolala. Its not only Austin hiding money, its the all bunch of them.this is money laundering
fox mumbwe
November 25, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Ba Liato. How would u fail to hide such money. You should have bought “MONEY LAUNDERING FOR DUMMIES”. Fyakuifwaila.
Liseli
November 25, 2011 at 1:43 pm
I’m now really angry..Why is Sata taking long????
Siliya,RB & Sons,liato??????
Mampi wanna be
November 25, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Lyato waba itole mudala you deserve to rote in jail tomba noko with all the suffering in the country you had the pleasure to burry k2b! imbacile you’re a disgrace to your own shaddow you fool! uli chilyato
humphrey
November 25, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Liato you a fool who need to jailed quickly so that you participate in this prison farming season at chondwe open prison GOVT TAKE ALL THE MONEYS’S HE HAS.AGAIN POLICE CHECkK EVEN HIS ALL BANKS ACCOUNT AND RELATIVES.You fool has destroyed this country and you thought SATA’/PF time will not come.The day of reckoning has come.I SALUTE SATA/PF,ACC,DEC AND THE POLICE YOU NOW DOING THE RIGHT THING.I serious advice to ACC,DEC AND THE POLICE do not take long to take that thief to court in the name of investigation.I will see you draging your feet i shall mobilise youth so that we can do it on your behalf.
My other advice goes to those corruptand immoral lawyers who defend criminals at the expense of the poor Zambia.I STOP IT COZ WE ARE SOON GOING TO CATCH WITH YOU.
Juju stone
November 25, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Liato you stole when you worked ku zesco mu trade union. You don’t learn futi washika amahalf, i thought you could think but awe you think money generates if planted. LASF has not paid people their money and have ended up daying awaiting their colors and you with that stomach of yours like Peter Daka hide money under that plot of yours. I think dr. Malama shud search your pot belly, Daka’s and Dora’s flat bums for more money.
Sakala nyongo………….mpan_ga yeyi, mahandeyeyi
efyotwaikala bafikala
November 25, 2011 at 2:45 pm
ubu ebu proper Jerabo bwali mu govt yafuminepo so aba basakala balebalolela kubanabo mu jail cell
ahmadnedjad
November 25, 2011 at 2:46 pm
rubbish man nowonder chinese investment was going up this big fool had serious cuts from them.what a father.ulemwenako
Wamuza
November 25, 2011 at 2:48 pm
Dora’s comments please !
francis kayela
November 25, 2011 at 3:25 pm
YOU WILL PERISH YOU IDIOTS.MWABA AMAFI MUMALA.YOU WILL REAP WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN SOWING.YOU HAVE STOLEN FROM ZAMBIANS.MR SATA IF YOU DONT JAIL THEM,WE WILL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOUR RULING.
1DOLLAR
November 25, 2011 at 3:30 pm
YOU ARE A VERY BIG FOOL LIATO.WALIKWATA AMANO YACIPUBA ELO ULINKOKO IYABULA INONDO NOMUKOSHI.MUMALA MWAISULAFWE BATOMBOLILO.MAY GOD PUNISH YOU!!!
lyabufi
November 25, 2011 at 3:46 pm
liato u are a big fool can u burry money wen we are suffering we cant even afford to have three meals a day chikala chobe pamo na ruphia mwaba mwaba amatole mukanwa ba fikala. i think acc should also go to chipata and dig up that ruphinyo’s farm
GRADUATE ENGINEER CHANGA K
November 25, 2011 at 3:56 pm
AM JUST IMAGINING WAT WUD HAV HAPPENED IF THE IDIOTS BOUNCED BACK INTO POWER
PIKE
November 25, 2011 at 4:28 pm
GUYS ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THAT MP WHO FORGED NRC AND IS SUSPECTED FROM ANGOLA.
UMUJOZA
November 25, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Can our ‘able’ Lawyer Sakwita Cikota comment on this one again or hold press conference tomorrow. Is this victimisation? DOLA Siliti should also display the Receipts for the motor cycles and papers from ZRA INDICATING THAT SHE PAID DUTY FOR THE SAME.
Michael Mwense
November 25, 2011 at 5:41 pm
Please DEC and the gang needs to get every Ngwe he has stole whether earned it no Child of his should keep any stolen money……
Our hospitals dont have drugs and some fool goes to bury money…..
Let them go to Jail without bail or Bond…arrest his wife too…every former minister needs to be arrested….
janet c
November 25, 2011 at 5:41 pm
@ Juju stone – I love your comment – too funny LOL!!! Indeed, they should also search RB’s stomach and Thandiwe’s silly joke of a wardrobe for more cash notes.
twolegstwotwo
November 25, 2011 at 6:07 pm
ALL MMD thieves MUST BE behind BARS with immediate effect
Govt of Monkeys in a Maize Field
November 25, 2011 at 6:09 pm
talk about stage managed night raids.
uko
November 25, 2011 at 6:13 pm
i feel pain for the women who brought forth these thieves!!! God have mercy
Woviziba
November 25, 2011 at 6:51 pm
The man is fat Yaaba! Can he mantain that weight in Chimbokaila?
Mul3nga
November 25, 2011 at 8:01 pm
Austin maka ya mu maso. Mumukakey uyu chikala he has no brian just balls to bury 2.1billion in the ground how much more does he have. Let us have him he’ll talk!!!
HTC VIVA
November 25, 2011 at 8:30 pm
COME TO BOTSWANA. LIATO EMPLOYED THE SISTER IN LAW AT ZAMBIA HIGH COMISSION WHOW HAS NO QUALIFICATIONS. THE YOUNG BROTHER TO LIATO IS IN BOTSWANA AND THEY RUN A TRUCKS BUSINESS. HE GOES TO CHURCH CALLED SDA. AND BOSTS TO PEOPLE THAT HE IS HAS MONEY. SO BECAUSE OF THIS STOLEN MONEY. COME AND INVESTIGATE HERE PLEASE. I KNOW WERE THIS GUY STAYS IN BLOCK FIVE. GABORONE.
Sulutani
November 25, 2011 at 8:57 pm
It is all becoming clear now. This was the reason chaps were panicking. Imagine a government which has office orderlies who buy houses cash. what do you expect the bosses to be. It is even possible tha RB paid his team these Billions. I think the chaps who joined the campaigns e.g Kavindele, BY Mwila etc must have also received loot.
Bamunyinane, lets support Ba Sata and give him time to bring these crooks to book.
cris
November 25, 2011 at 9:08 pm
I wish to hear from what Dora siliya, Ruphia Banda, George Kunda, and Situmbeko Musokotane have to say about this money scandol. Is this a political witch hunt ? Pliz may the President and the security wing continue with the same spirit of working for the Motherland. your work might seem not to be appreciated but it is well with your ‘Soul’! you are the people set apart to work on bahalf of God. God Bless the work of your Hand.
sharon
November 25, 2011 at 9:21 pm
So let me get this rite hidden money, big farms/houses,expensive cars,fat bank accounts, scholarships for their children and we are driving in muddy roads and we have hospitals without drugs!!! Really
Swango
November 25, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Ati umu Bemba nikabwalala? Batwebe, limbi abena Liato nabo ba Bemba…