DPP appeals against Lubinda’s acquittal
By LUCY PHIRI
THE Director of Public prosecutions (DPP), Gilbert Phiri, has appealed in the Lusaka High Court against the acquittal of Patriotic Front (PF) vice president, Given Lubinda.
Lubinda was acquitted on April 18, 2024, in the Subordinate on four counts of possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime contrary to section 71 (1) of the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act No. 19 of 2010, of the Laws of Zambia, the charges he denied.
Mr Phiri an appellate in the matter said in the notice of appeal, that the appeal was based on grounds that the trial court erred in law when it found that the monies received by the respondent in his dollar account were not proceeds of crime in light of the evidence on record CLICK TO READ MORE