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Former Minister released after paying admission of guilt fine

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Former Home Affairs deputy Minister Gaston Sichilima (L)
Former Home Affairs deputy Minister Gaston Sichilima (L)

Former minister in the MMD administration Gaston Sichilima who was Thursday arrested for firing a series of gunshots in the air on the day President Michael Sata’s death was announced has been released and set off some fireworks.

Mr Sichilima, 54, of Mwenzo Farm, who was charged with conduct likely to cause breach of peace, fired the shots at Water Front Lodge in Mbala on Wednesday was released after paying an admission of guilt fine.

Police Mbala arrested a former minister fired the shots at Water Front Lodge in Mbala. Northern Province Police Commissioner Charity Katanga who confirmed the development to ZANIS in Kasama on Wednesday revealed that the incident happened yesterday at 21:30 hours.

Ms Katanga said that Mr Sichilima was asked to avail himself to Mbala police station where a warn and caution statement was recorded from him.

She said Mr. Sichilima who arrived at 10:00hrs hours yesetday had been arrested and charged for conduct likely to cause the breach of peace.

She added that Sichilima told police during questioning that he was firing the shots in the air to scare away some owls.

15 COMMENTS

  1. He is just troublesome. I remember him exchanging fierce punches with a cadre during a bye election in Serenje area. So kucitafye understand!!

    • Owls?? He just added more insults and mockery to all thing. It is believed that when a “bad” person in village dies, owls gather and start mourning..
      I remember those days, so scary. But dirty Sichilima knows trick, you chase owls with fire not guns.

  2. That chap has always been controversial and mischievous even in his work life. Right now he thinks what happens in the Middle East when they fire celebratory gunfire is as easy as it looks. What a douche bag!!

  3. Why was he arrested? What if he heard the news the following day? Firing gun shots, maybe he wanted to exhaust the bullets for the year since we are remaining with only 2 months to say goodbye to 2014

    Chao

  4. This man is jus a lunatic….who doesn’t know Gastone???? He likes chopping lighties even…ata…His lucky he was even released…ba soap iwe Gastone…WAUMFWA????

  5. To all well-meaning Zambians,
    Please, let’s just concentrate on mourning our beloved president without any distractions from such type of inhuman and barbaric behaviour.

  6. The mourning period will soon be over…so we better think outside the box…we should mourn and know that we will still come back to reality….u dig????? Mr Invincible???

  7. I wanted to completely forget about Charity Katanga but this article has just spoiled my day by mentioning her. If she looses her job in the new administration, I will fire gunshots in the air.

  8. Zambians are an incredible lot! So, Gudstone is a bad man for firing his gun in the air but Sata was a good man, incredible! All hunters should be arrested whenever they open fire, stupid Zambia police.

    You have my total support Gunstone and please I have your legal fees! Stupid Zambia police.

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