The Lusaka Magistrate Court has dismissed an application for a bench warrant against Inspector General of Police, Graphel Musamba, in a defamation case brought by Socialist Party leader, Fred M’Membe.
Magistrate Chrispine Hampungani ruled that this was the first time Mr. Musamba had failed to appear in court over the matter and therefore should be accorded leniency. The application for the bench warrant had been filed by Dr. M’Membe’s legal representative.
The defamation case revolves around allegations made by Dr. M’Membe, who claimed that Mr. Musamba defamed him by accusing him of inciting anarchy and breaching the peace in Zambia. These allegations were purportedly made during a press briefing held on August 8, 2023.
Dr. M’Membe asserts that the words spoken by Mr. Musamba were defamatory in nature, leading to the legal action taken against the Inspector General of Police.
In a separate legal development, former Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General, Kingsley Chanda, and former ZRA Director of Administration, Callitus Kaoma, have pleaded not guilty to charges of Abuse of Authority of Office.
This plea came during their appearance before Lusaka Principal Magistrate Sylvia Munyinya. Both Mr. Chanda and Mr. Kaoma were arrested in June and charged with Abuse of Authority of Office. The charges stem from allegations of their willful failure to comply with the law and procedure in the disposal of 22 disused ZRA vehicles between January 2017 and December 2020.
Unless it was the other way round.
If the imperialists did not come to Zambia, Meembe would still be chasing world animal.
Imperialists are people who extend their influence to other nations.
this was the first time Mr. Musamba had failed to appear in court over the matter and therefore should be accorded leniency
This leniency is reserved for UPND cadres?
Zambia needs people who are patriotic, not hungry for material wealth, void of pomp and hypocrisy, proven integrity record, highly educated, experienced at the highest level with national economic vision and not puffed up with seniority hunting and with broader view of the world and internal zambian issues. We need unsung and subtle heroes to redeem Zambias image and dignity through characters such as Malimba Masheke, Edify Hamukale, Brigadier General Godfrey Miyanda, Kingsley Chinkuli and Ngandu Magande .
Forget about time wasters in the current mediocre opposition leadership in zambia
We would like to see what the court will do when he fails to appear a second time.