Ex-President arrested for abuse of power

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Zambia's ex-leader Rupiah Banda was arrested Monday and charged with abuse of authority over an oil deal struck with a Nigerian firm while he was in power, an investigator said.

"President Rupiah Banda has been formally charged and arrested in connection with the procurement of oil which did not benefit the country," Namukolo Kasumpa, a spokeswoman for government investigators, told reporters.

He was immediately freed on bail and is due to appear in court on Tuesday.

The arrest came after parliament earlier this month lifted Banda's immunity. The former leader who ruled Zambia between 2008 and 2011 was promptly questioned about allegations of corruption, money laundering and fraud.

He is also accused of funnelling taxpayer cash into his election campaigns.