Zimbabwe's attorney general has been arrested and charged with corruption for allegedly promising to help a fugitive banker, according to the police.
Sobusa Gula-Ndebele was arrested earlier in the week and then released after a statement was recorded, Wayne Bvudzijena, a police spokesman, said on Thursday.
"So far we don't know when he will appear in court, but we have finished everything, including the investigations, which meant taking statements from witnesses," Bvudzijena said.
If convicted, Gula-Ndebele could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison and face a heavy fine.
Bvudzijena said Gula-Ndebele had met James Mushore, the former director of banking group NMBZ Holdings, in September and promised he would not be arrested if he returned to Zimbabwe.
"At this meeting, it is alleged that Mr Gula-Ndebele gave Mr Mushore the assurance that he would not be prosecuted if he returned home," Bvudzijena said.
Mushore fled to Britain in 2004 at the height of a Zimbabwean banking crisis that saw several finance houses shut down by the country's central bank.
He was arrested last month upon his return to Zimbabwe.