Lusaka (AFP) - Zambia's anti-graft police on Wednesday said they had arrested a regional police chief who is suspected of receiving illicit gifts from a gemstone mining company.
Copperbelt Province police boss Mary Tembo is accused of receiving a car from Grizzly Mining Limited and registering it in her name earlier this year.
Timothy Moono, a spokesman for Zambia's anti-corruption commission, said 53-year-old Tembo "abused the authority of her office" by receiving a Toyota Corolla from the firm, which exports gemstones to Asia, Europe and Israel.
Tembo also faces a second charge for allegedly asking the Kitwe-based mining company to repair her Toyota Cressida last year.
Tembo was later released and ordered to appear in court on November 18.
It is rare for serving public officials or police officers to be arrested in Zambia.
A graft conviction in Zambia carries a minimum jail sentence of five years.
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