DAR ES SALAAM, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Twenty five graft cases have been filed in Tanzania's newly established Economic, Corruption and Organized Crime Court, a cabinet minister told Parliament on Tuesday.
Palamagamba Kabudi, the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, said the 25 cases have been registered since the court opened its doors in November last year.
Kabudi told the august House in the political capital Dodoma that 20 cases were filed in Dar es Salaam, three in Mtwara and one each in Tabora and Iringa regions.
He said the specialized court on economic, corruption and organized crime was created after President John Magufuli has assented into law a Bill approved by Parliament to establish it.
Kabudi was tabling his ministry's budget estimates for the 2017/2018 financial year which officially starts on July 1.
President Magufuli had promised to establish the anti-corruption court during presidential campaigns for the October 2015 general election, saying fighting corruption was one of his priorities.
Earlier this month, Director General of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), Valentino Mlowola said the decision by the government to establish the court showed its political will in fighting corruption.
Statistics showed that there were 3,911 cases involving corruption allegations during the 2015/16 year. Investigations on 324 of them had already been completed.
