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Zanu-PF politburo members linked to Israeli and Russian underworld dealers
16 Mar 2012 at 08:11hrs | Views
Two senior Zanu-PF politburo members minister of State for Presidential Affairs Didymus Mutasa and his Indigenous counterpart Saviour Kasukuwere, have been linked to Israeli and Russian underworld gold and diamond dealers who were recently deported after a raid on their hideout in Harare's Glen Lorne suburb, the Zimbabwe Independent claims.
Their alleged links were discovered during a raid last month at No 57 Follyjon Crescent by crack units drawn from the police, immigration, CIO and Zimra.
The swoop on the house believed to be owned by Thamer Al Shanfari, the former chairman of Cayman Islands based mining company Oryx Natural Resources on January 3 led to the arrest of a Russian national Alexander Filegon alias Alexander Filatov and an Israeli, Mike Rasian, who were said to be diamond and gold dealers.
They were later deported.
Security agents who were part of the raid said Filegon and Rasian were unshaken by the raid despite the serious allegations boasting they were well connected and nothing would happen to them and that is where Mutasa and Kasukuwere's names cropped out.
Their alleged links were discovered during a raid last month at No 57 Follyjon Crescent by crack units drawn from the police, immigration, CIO and Zimra.
They were later deported.
Security agents who were part of the raid said Filegon and Rasian were unshaken by the raid despite the serious allegations boasting they were well connected and nothing would happen to them and that is where Mutasa and Kasukuwere's names cropped out.
Source - independent
