Ousted Zimbabwe Finance Minister Chombo in Court to Face Corruption Charges

Ousted Zimbabwe Finance Minister Chombo in Court to Face Corruption Charges
Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo speaks at a rally of the ruling ZANU PF party in Harare, Zimbabwe November 8, 2017. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
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HARARE—Former Zimbabwe finance minister Ignatius Chombo, who was among those detained by the military when they seized power before Robert Mugabe resigned this week, appeared in court on Saturday to face corruption charges.

This was Chombo’s first public appearance since he was detained almost two weeks ago.