18 Officers from the Anti Corruption Commission last night concluded a search of the residence of former President Edgar Lungu’s Press Aide Amos Chanda.
Mr Chanda narrated that the search at his residence and that of his sister in law ended at 23:30 Hours.
“They seized the attached documents which include farmworkers payrolls, copies of my diplomatic passport and the old green passport; 2007 Stanbic bank deposit slips, letters of termination of employment for some farm workers, Lusaka City Council valuation certificate,” he said.
“And sadly one of the officers Chris Siwakwi assaulted my sister-in-law and threatened to pull a gun on me if I did not stop preventing him from throwing the medication box on the floor. We have file this assault complaint with their team leader.”
Earlier in the day, another search was conducted at Mr Chanda’s property in State Lodge where they seized a title deed and K95,000.
He described the conduct of the officers who did the search as pure harrassment and lawlessness.
He said the search was illegal because the listed property on the search warrant do not belong to him.
“This is pure harassment and lawlessness, they told me under the UPND they have political impetus to clean up, alleging indirectly that the President has told them to do that, why should the President have interest against me, an innocent person, ” he said.
He warned people using him as a scape goat to leave him alone as he earned his property through hard work.
Mr Chanda said he will be seeking legal advise against the conduct of the officers.
“I think it has become fashionable for corrupt elements within the law enforcement agencies to use innocent people like me as a scape goat in their doings.I know there is a so called Section 80, were a call to corrupt people is being made to surrender properties corruptly acquired,I am not available for section 80, I have not stolen any single cent, I am not available for criminal behavior happening within the law enforcement agencies were at night they bully you then in the morning they ask for kickbacks so that they drop the charges.I am not going to give any single cent to any officer because I am not corrupt,” he said.
He further disclosed that has become fashionable even in the previous administration to try to use him as a scape goat to hide corruption or incompetence.
” I will not tolerate that, I went to school and I earned a decent living, those with evidence should do it in a proper manner within established ways.If they have any credible case against me they must do it an open court.
Mr Chanda said ACC in its current form cannot prosecute any case because of its incompetence.
What goes around always comes around .The PF also persecuted Rupiah Banda using the courts and he was never found with any wrongdoings.
Disgusting that they can do this during the week we lost our father MC Sata. HH did not even have the respect to turn up to the memorial. No upnd representatives. How disgusting. I have an emotional time at the memorial. I miss my mentor and father MC sata
Why is Amos Chanda still in possession of diplomatic passport. Besides he’s become very arrogant by painting ACC offices as corrupt. We haven’t forgotten the corruption he engaged in when he was at state house. The RTSA case is one in point.
This is a clear case of trying to settle scores with those in the former PF government, particularly Bemba-speaking peoples of this country. We have been hearing UPND members in public institutions openly talk about victimising Bemba-speaking peoples. Talk is rife that Bembas who were in the PF government should be made to suffer and no Bembas should be entertained in the UPND government. Surely, how can ACC officers go away with K 95,000 from a former Presidential Aide’s property. How can someone who worked in such a very high position and invested what he worked for properly fail to have a K 95,000? UPND are in power today, but will not be there forever!
Conducting searches two months after swearing-in President HH! These PF people are not fools. They have already covered their tracks
This what MMD did in 1992. Having said that, Amos should not worry if he’s innocent.
This reminds Zambians of what PF were doing to their opponents now it’s the other
Way round.At least new dawn government is
Not doing it like PF.
Kaiser Bashi Chilufya was allergic to corruption. Batata, baSata fought the battles worth fighting for and he was against any form of corruption. May his soul rest in peace
That’s when they are searching Amos Chanda’s residence… I’m sure he would have gotten rid off whatever it is he had that would have incriminated him. Too slow and too late ACC. Change knows how incompetent they are and maybe he can be used as state witness since he left Lungu’s govt much earlier.
Yes I don’t understand why he is still holding a Diplomatic Passport. And just being a president’s Press Aide shouldn’t entitle you of a Diplomatic Passport anyway… this is abuse of state power.
And the UK, insecure troll is back. He’s done impersonating Tarino Orange… dude is disgusting. At ‘my father, mentor’… get a life you attention seeker son of a gun!
Some of these officers at ACC are criminals that have already bungled the case. How do you seize items without allowing the owner to witness? How will they issue the certificate of seizure? Whatever has been seized in that manner can’t be admitted as part of evidence, so what’s the purpose of doing it? They want to dramatize the operation to look like they’re doing something. Zambia is finished.
ECL fired him they couldnt squeeze lest he squeals his earnings and wealth dont match…kwamana
#Kaizar Zulu
Which M.C. Sata are you alluding to? You see, I am just curious. Please, kindly clarify the issue which you raised in your comments. Why are you silent on the relevant matters about ACC’s searches and raids. Surprisingly and clearly, you completely ignored Amos Chanda’s complaints , too. Please, present us with well-informed comments. Are you changing your position towards yourself and your victims? I think you are doing fine for a change. The question is how long will you sustain your unusual approach. Truly speaking, please, change and all the answers to questions are embedded within your soul. If you decided to change for good, you welcome to join a big civilised family. There is adequate space for everyone to fit in. Love all Zambians and, also love each and every…
I can see that I have already angered a lot of upnd cadres here. I have only been back a few hours. Do not take checks and balances personal. Is it not your president who claimed he was open to criticism and checks.
We now know that ACC & FIC knew about the $800,000 before the search. Why did they not send in senior and large units of officers like they sent to Faith Musonda, Amos Chanda. Instead, just they sent in and entrusted a police officer and a lawyer, who are now not traceable and have disappeared.
The very fact that $800,000 collected from searches has gone missing is an indication that those fighting corruption are extremely very Corrupt. Unless, otherwise, this missing money will not end up in the government coffers. By this time, it’s already started being spent, especially that these two bandits are fugitives on the run, who are likely to be in neighbouring nations.
8# Jigga Kayama Simangulungwa (formerly Corruption scandals…
I am curios. Do you know @Tarino Orange personally?
Or do you guys post comments from the page under the same roof?
There never goes a week when you don’t defend Tarino Orange from this so called imposter.
You seem to be defending @Tarino Orange more than he defends and denounces this so called imposter.
Meanwhile, if Amos has not done anything, he has nothing to worry. If he has accumulated property through fraud, he has to explain himself. It just looks like ACC, FIC & DEC are doing this for a show and to enrich themselves as it becomes a circus everyday
Anyone with a bemba or eastern province name must brace themselves; their persecution has began. They will be arrayed before the courts and lampooned. ACC and DEC are organisations infiltrated by individuals with tribal inclinations; they must be disbanded like SITET from the KK era.
#13 Independent Observer. It would be both a shame and a tragedy if the $800,000 loot is snuggled outside the country. It’s better it’s used inside the country… which I doubt.
ZAMBIA HAS PROBLEMS,THATS ALL I CAN SAY!,THOSE TYPE OF POLITICS AND BEHAVIOUR ARE LONG GONE!,WE CANT AFFORD TO BE FOLLOWING PEOPLE LIKE THAT,*THE LATE PRESIDENT MICHAEL SATA NEVER DID THAT!,HIS EXCELLENCY THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA PRESIDENT EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU NEVER WENT AFTER MMD MINISTERS OR ANY OFFICIALS.ACC DO YOUR INVESTIGATIONS THE PROPER WAY THAN TO GO AND TRAUMATISE CHILDREN IN THESE HOUSEHOLD.
-I THINK ZAMBIANS ARE INTERESTED IN A GOVERNMENT THAT WILL FESTER DEVELOPMENT IN THE LONG RUN CREATING JOBS FOR THE MASSES, THATS WHAT ZAMBIANS ARE INTERESTED IN!
-PF HAVE DONE THERE JOB,THEY HAVE LIVED UP TO THERE MANIFESTO AS PROMISED!,ITS TYME FOR UPND TO FESTER THIS DEVELOPMENT FURTHER,THIS IS NO TYME TO BE GOING AFTER PEOPLE!,PLIZ LETS MOVE AWAY FROM THIS TYPE OF POLITICS,ITS…
Deja Vu #17
I totally agree with you. Indeed it would be a shame if that money ends up outside. That itself, weakens our Kwacha and economy as a whole.
***** Keep blogging you are among the very few Objective and Subjective bloggers on lusakatimes. Thank you for your wisdom
The problem with DEC is that they are too slow if you are going to search this arrogant boy Amos’s house at least search the properties simultaneously include that other Presidential adviser the former lab assistant.
Jigga Kayama Simangulungwa … please dont give the UK based imposter credibility, it has too much time observing how bloggers are posting on here and how it can copy or clone them mind you it has been on LT for donkey years trolling. It has seen that bloggers are not buying its tribalistic claptrap so its gone back to KZ…this is a very sad individual with too much time on its hands to even be copying images of my gravatars.
Haha, every dog has its day. Amos Chanda is now wondering why the President wouldhave interest against him, as an “innocent person”.
2019, Amos’s arrogance is an indictment on President Edgar Lungu that he has failed to govern, says All Nations Church Overseer Bishop Timothy Chisala.
Last week President Lungu’s press aide, Chanda, said State House would be inviting the International Criminal Court and that the Rome statute prescribes parties to the ICC therefore, “so those lunatics (Opposition Alliance) have no jurisdiction whatsoever to invite the ICC”.
Responding to the Alliance of the Opposition political parties resolve to report President Lungu, his home affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo, PF secretary general Davies Mwila, himself and Kaizer Zulu, among others, to the ICC for…
Why was chanda fired in the first place ??
Secondly , you chanda yourself should know some of those associated with with the past regime are prime suspects in the looting ………..
If you did not steal, you have nothing to fear……….
Tarino why are you obsessed with me. I am not sure what you are always going on about. You are always complaining and yet your fellow tribesmen is in power. What do you want? You are a sad little boy who needs a hug. Next time you in zambia let me know so that I give you the love your f00Iish father never gave you. You are desperate for attention
This is its objective to reduce the thread to it level of insults and name-calling …its the same modus operandi..
Stop mentioning my name tarino. I have no interest in engaging failures like you. I served in govt and cannot reduce myself to toing and froing with a mere disporan. Never mention my name again or address me
Kaizar you do realise that you are talking to my clone? Very laughable.
There is a clone going around. I have changed my settings so that it cannot steal my pictures, so it is now using a picture of the Victoria falls. In as much as I hate you kaizar , I hate my clone more
Hate manifests as cancer in the body. Forgive one another and heal.
@ Kaizar Zulu: With all due respect, a memorial is a family affair and done once. Why should Ba Sata’s memorial be every year and become a national matter? Have you heard of such nonsense in Western Countries? It’s all about Kaseba and her minis trying to get attention as next PF president. Learn to waste your energy on right things than just condemning HH. Will Sata wake up? Moreover why 2 Presidents there? Lungu was there as former president? How come you never said anything about ba RB? Be logical and stop your stupidity.
Amos you now want to use the same Media you castigated when in power. Simple Question: How did you acquire all such wealth with a government salary? If you got a loan to buy your farms and other properties at an estimated value of about Dollar 5Milion, what was your guarantee? Don’t play innocence. And you claim they want to sacrifice you? By Who and for What? You guys have even planes. It’s unfair to other Zambians. Bring back the money. We all work hard for the little we have.