The Supreme Court has adjourned judgement in an appeal case involving former President Frederick Chiluba’s wife Regina Mwanza to October 30, 2010.
Mrs Chiluba is appearing before Court judges Evans Hamaundu, Eddie Sikazwe and Catherine Makundu in her appeal case in which she is accused of having received property alleged to have been stolen.
ZANIS reports that last year, Magistrate Charles Musonda convicted Mrs Chiluba to three and half years simple imprisonment for allegedly receiving property believed to have been stolen contrary to section 319(a) cap 87 of the Laws of Zambia.
Mrs Chiluba appealed against her conviction to the Supreme Court.
The matter has been adjourned because Judges who are supposed to preside over the case were still handling other cases in the Supreme Court.
And the Lusaka High Court has set aside judgement in an appeal case involving former Lands Minister Gladys Nyirongo to September 30, this year.
Early last year, Magistrate Newa slapped Reverend Nyirongo with two and four years simple imprisonment after she was found guilty on two counts respectively for abuse of authority. However, the sentence was to run concurrently.
Reverend Nyorongo was going to serve four years simple imprisonment from the date of her arrest.
Facts before the court were that Ms Nyirongo being a person employed in the public service at that time was accused of having abused her office by directing Lands officer Daisy Mulenga to generate offer letters of land to 10 people in Fox dale Chamba Valley between January 1 and February 2006.
In the second count, Ms Nyirongo was accused of having abused her position by directing a Mr Chewe, a junior technician in the Ministry of Agriculture to subdivide a farm belonging to the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM) farm number f/309a in contravention of the land alienation procedures and created property number 1/19634/m for herself.
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Its not supreme court.Its high court and its not Charles Musonda but Charles Kafunda!
regina my pretty girl i dont know how to say nice things but going by facts available you might do time in jail. i feel sori for you so really its up to court to give you light sentence. just pray to God you get suspended sentence or a fine.
If the giver did not steal, how can a recipient be guilty of receiveing stolen goods?
Chiluba is not mentioned as the giver in the case. What is there is she got them from state house. so Regina ba mumanga cifundo ineee
Watch this space…and brace for another appeal debate saga.
“…….she is accused…received property alleged to have been stolen…”. What is wrong with this country and our lawyers, can’t they really spend time doing a thorough investigation and prove theft rather than be lazy and end up with a case of “allegedly stolen”? In civilised countries, you don’t go to court until you have done your homework even if you strongly suspect theft; the judges won’t even take your case unless they think that it has reasonable chance of succeeding. It also protects their integrity unlike here where poor judges are blamed for acquitting poorly and lazily prepared cases. Lawyers sit up please, Judges are not employed to prepare cases for you!
The Supreme Court has adjourned judgement in an appeal case involving former President Frederick Chiluba’s wife Regina Mwanza to October 30, 2010 to await instructions from State House. This should have been the opening of the story. So, what else is new?
chisuma ichi chintu. ni live fye apa
# 6 Armchair Critic- man as comical your comment is you could not be more right!
Is this the same Hamaundu who refused to register the london judgement? Another acquittal!!!! What can you expect from these disgraced judges?
#6 You have said it all. To day thieves are heroes in Zambia. To be honest is to be foolish.