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  • UK Tycoon 'Arrested In Zimbabwe'

    01/27/2008 5:31:24 PM PST · by blam · 20 replies · 363+ views
    BBC ^ | 1-27-2008
    UK tycoon 'arrested in Zimbabwe' Mr van Hoogstraten is accused of charging rent in foreign currency British property developer Nicholas van Hoogstraten has been arrested in Zimbabwe, according to local media. The state-run Herald newspaper said Mr van Hoogstraten, 63, was charged with breaking foreign exchange laws after a night raid at his Harare home. He is accused of demanding rent in overseas currency, contrary to Zimbabwean law, the newspaper said. A police spokesman told it that Mr van Hoogstraten, of Uckfield, East Sussex, owns about 200 properties in Zimbabwe. Bundles of money Officers recovered 20 billion Zimbabwe dollars (£335,883;...