Synopsis
Leaked documents reveal how an impoverished country was corruptly exploited by its former ruling family. With Richard Bilton.
- Programme: Panorama
- Episode: The Corrupt Billionaire
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2020
- Politics
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