FILE PHOTO: Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo speaks at a rally of the ruling ZANU PF party in Harare, Zimbabwe November 8, 2017. Picture taken November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
HARARE (Reuters) - Former Zimbabwe finance minister Ignatius Chombo, who was among those detained by the military when they seized power before Robert Mugabe resigned, was charged with three counts of corruption in offences that took place more than a decade ago.
This was Chombo's first public appearance since he was detained almost two weeks ago after the military launched "Operation Restore Legacy" which it said was meant to remove "criminals" around ousted president Mugabe.
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