Ethiopia Arrests 34 SENIOR OFFICIALS, BUSINESS MEN On Suspicion Of Corruption

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The Ethiopian authorities have arrested 34 senior officials, businesspeople and "middlemen" on suspicion of corruption, government-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate reports.

It adds that the suspects came from the ministry of finance, the Ethiopian Sugar Corporation and the road authorities, among others.

Investors and brokers were among those arrested for alleged embezzlement of public funds. Negeri Lencho, Ethiopia's communication minister, was also quoted as saying, more arrests could be made in the next few days.