20111222 Reuters LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's President Michael Sata has appointed as the country's chief prosecutor a renowned corruption-busting lawyer, in move seen as signalling his new government is serious about its fight against graft.
State radio reported on Wednesday that Mutembo Nchito, who rattled the government of previous President Rupiah Banda, has been named as director of public prosecutions.
"It shows that the new government is ready to re-start the fight against corruption," University of Zambia political analyst Lee Habasonda told Reuters.
Since his election in September, former opposition leader Sata - who swept to power with pledges to crush corruption in the major copper producer - has opened investigations into several deals approved by Banda's government.
Zambian police last month charged a former labour minister with receiving stolen property after they said 2.1 billion kwacha was found buried at his farm, in the first high-profile graft case under Sata.
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