House Press Aide, Richard Sakala, who was facing corruption charges.
Mr. Sakala was in court for abuse of authority of office and obtaining execution of a valuable security by false pretences.
His co-accused Nelly Mwila who was charged with one count of forgery of a document, namely a deed of transfer has also been acquitted.
Magistrate Sharon Newa ruled on Thursday that the prosecution team failed in all the three counts to prove their case beyond any reasonable doubt.
And Mr. Sakala told Journalists shortly after his acquittal that he is happy that the courts have vindicated him.
Mr. Sakala also disclosed that he has sought judicial review in the high court over his earlier jail term, which he served.
In the first count, it was alleged that Mr. Sakala, as Chairman of the Presidential Housing Initiative-PHI- offered Emmanuel Chibwe the house at stand number 4314, Kapumpe Road in Woodlands.
This was at a price of K24 Million instead of K40 Million.
The state had argued that the K16 Million discount was prejudicial to the rights or interests of the government.
In the second count, Mr. Sakala was accused of obtaining execution of a valuable security by false pretences.
[ZNBC]
wow
Ya pasa and all the best Mr Richard Sakala. I just hope President RB Banda through his winning the Zambian Presidency after being supported by Mr Chiluba FTJ your former boss did not compromise the judgement of your case.
Take care and keep well. 🙂
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Prevention is better than cure
I hope this is not setting precedence for everybody else
Even Kapoko will be acquitted before 2011
Bo sakala welcome to safefty
History is full of examples of persons rising above the law as they escape a thuggish past to lead lives of moral greatness.
Next is chiluba……who can jail chiluba if all the presidents are corrupt? Mwanawasa was corrupt as things are unfolding, now its RB. So people let us not waste our money on this sellective fight which is biased against political opponents. The only thing we can do is to continue striking till we start sharing the money equally. VIVA STRIKE.
At least you tasted life in jail.
This does not mean the mambala is innocent. The prosecution has just failed to prove the case. History
Will catch up with him.
Zambian justice!! Wow
He is sakala, what do u expect? i miss LPM
At least he was sodomised mu jail. Ili bad there.
Mutaya mpindi Napapata please send kapoko to jail because i cannot wait to marry that innocent beautiful woman. Mwana nizasunga ine.
This is great news. And by the way you guys in diapora who have aquired foreign citizenship dual citizenship has been adopted by NCC. May be soon Lusaka Times will have an article.
By the way LT there was no article on the former big brother in the other season on him marring. That is Max choongo is he marying the same girl or who?
Wapusuka!! Awe pumulako mudala. As if the courts were constructed for you alone!!
`Richard sakala will never be the same whether enocent or not. He is still a jail bird. No smoke without fire
It seems like only the poor pipo go to prsion in Zed, this is what it is all about, If you have money, Rich , you can get away with murder.
At last the courts are doing their job without political interference or fear of the big ‘lawyer wa ma lawyer.’ But ALL roads and ALL fingers point to 4 feet!
Mulungu aliko for Mr Sakala. Go and praise your God.