How shadowy group FAZ was formed

CENTRAL Intelligence Organisation (CIO) deputy director-general Asher Walter Tapfumaneyi and close family members established the Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ) trust to help the ruling Zanu PF party win the 2023 harmonised elections, shelling out US$23 million during the campaign, a new report has shown.

According to an explosive report released by The Sentry, an investigative and policy organisation that seeks to disable multinational predatory networks that benefit from violent conflict, repression and kleptocracy, FAZ’s official deeds reveal that its trustees and founders include Tapfumaneyi’s family and associates, including Tangisai Tapera, his key ally and business partner in a past oil deal with Iran.

However, according to the exposé, both Tapfumaneyi and FAZ deny that the CIO controls the trust.

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