The Lusaka High Court has set October 12 for ruling in the matter in which defunct Access Financial Services (AFSL) directors Faustin Kabwe and Aaron Chungu want the appeal to be re-opened and heard again.
Kabwe and Chungu appealed to the Lusaka High Court to have their case heard a second time because two State witnesses were allegedly paid over K900 million to testify against them in a subordinate court.
Former Minister of Finance Katele Kalumba, former Ministry of Finance permanent secretary Stella Chibanda, Chungu and Kabwe appealed against a five-year jail sentence imposed on them for corruption charges by the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court about two years ago.
Robert Simeza and John Sangwa, the lawyers for Chungu and Kabwe alleged that former AFSL employees Enoch Mwale and Isaac Chitundu were paid to testify against their clients.
The lawyers said Mr Mwale was paid two installments of over K300 million and another K2 million while Mr Chitundu was paid over K650 million and another K11 million.
And the matter in which two MMD cadres are alleged to have murdered a Lusaka bus driver during campaigns for last year’s general elections, has been adjourned to September 19 for continued trial.
[Daily Mail]
Somebody bring this to an end please. Lawyers enjoy wasting time to keep their clients off the hook. I wish I was the Judge.
# 1 clap clap clap cant agree with you more! waste of National time.
I smell a rat, a big one. I think they have worked out a deal with the current corrupt DPP Nchito. I m holding my breath to see how this one goes