Zambia: Mukulagate scandal involving former government officials demands accountability, zero-export quota under CITES
Issued jointly with Transparency International ZambiaLaw enforcement agencies must promptly investigate findings released yesterday by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) concerning an organised network of institutional patronage behind the looting of endangered mukula wood in Zambia. All perpetrators must be held accountable, regardless of their political or social standing, Transparency International Zambia said today. This fresh “Mukulagate” revelations come nearly two years after EIA’s initial report about the alleged “