The Lusaka Magistrate Court has convicted Sabstic Industries Company for discharging a pollutant into the environment without an Emission License contrary to the compliance order.
ZANIS reports that The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) prosecuted Sabstic Industries and its Director, Hassan Sabra in accordance with the Environmental Management Act (EMA) No. 12 of 2011 and Environmental Management (Licensing) Regulations Statutory Instrument No. 112 of 2013 of the Laws of Zambia.
Facts presented before the Court were that between the 1st February, 2017 and 10th February, 2017 in Lusaka, Sabstic Industries and its Director, Hassan Sabra jointly and whilst acting together with others unknown, failed to comply with the requirements of a Compliance Order issued by ZEMA on 1st February, 2017, whose compliance date was with immediate effect.
Sabstic Industries also emitted or discharged a pollutant or contaminant into the environment without an Emission License from ZEMA.
The facts were confirmed to be correct by the accused upon which the Court convicted the Accused accordingly.
The matter comes up for sentencing before magistrate David Simusamba on 7th March, 2017 at 09:00hrs.
This is contained in a press statement issued in Lusaka today by ZEMA Corporate Affairs Manager Ireen Chipili.
Good move but the judgement!!
charge them for the cost of cleaning the polluted environment. charge street vendors too for polluting our cities.
Lusaka Times: Please be precise in your reporting. We need to know what pollutant was discharged into the environment by Sabstic Industries???
Your report is vague and leaves people guessing whether this was the molasses that polluted Kafue river few days back.