The Kabwe Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two Police Officers of Kabwe to 24 Months Imprisonment with Hard Labour for corrupt activities involving K 800. 00
Kabwe Principle Resident Magistrate John Mbuzi found Changano Changano and Roy Sitenge each guilty of one count of Corrupt Practices by Public Officer, contrary to Section 19(1) as read with Section 41 of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 3 of 2012.
The two officers were found guilty of corruptly soliciting for K800.00 from which they actually received K500.00 as gratification to discontinue a case in which a named teacher who purportedly bought a stolen.
Details of the offence are that Changano and Sitenge, between 1st September and 30th September 2012, in Kabwe, being Public Officers namely, corruptly solicited for K800.00 and actually received K 500. 00 cash gratification from a named teacher as an inducement or reward for the duo to discontinue investigations against him for purchasing a purportedly stolen computer, a matter concerning The Zambia Police, a public body.
Changano, a local police constable, was apprehended by the Anti-Corruption Commission on 18th September 2012 while receiving the said bribe, after a tip off led the officers to the scene.
Upon realizing that he had been discovered, Changano attempted to swallow the money but did not succeed.
The sentence is with effect from Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
This is contained in a statement released to the media by ACC corporate affairs officer Jonathan Seche Siame.
Silly, let them go
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MUSHOTA, CORRUPTION IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN ZAMBIA. ALL CORRUPT AND FRAUD CASES MUST BE DEALT WITH IN A VERY SERIOUS MANNER BY COURTS AND RELATED AUTHORITIES. IN FACT POLICE ARE THE MOST CORRUPT PEOPLE AND ISTITUTION IN ZAMBIA. FOR ME THE JUDGEMENT WAS EVEN TOO LENIENT.
Why it took 2yrs to convicate those corrupt officers??
I think the most funny part is where he tried to swallow the money. Where they k50 or k100 notes that the man tried to SWALLOW! Agony indeed!
Mushota,do u work online or what?u r oways z first to comment…
Just buy iPad or laptop, you will be able to read LT and other news papers on lunch break.
For the 2nd time Mushota I agree with you on this one and the other was about Morgan chematama in zim. 24 months with hard labor for soliciting 800k is pathetic. Nobody got hurt here and what did the teacher get? He is the actual thief here. All this would go away if you paid the police enough money to make a living.
These two were unlucky to be caught because the whole flamming force is at it.
THATSVERY LITTLE MAN TO GO IN FOR 24 months, can anyone raise his or her hand who has never recieved a bribe and you are 27 yrs and above