The People’s Newspaper
THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed a notice of motion for the forfeiture of 48 motor vehicles valued at K23 million and eight other real estate properties belonging to former President Edgar Lungu’s son, Dalitso, suspected to be tainted proceeds of crime.
FORMER Konkola Copper Mines, Provisional Liquidator, Milingo Lungu is contending that the US$40 million which the State wants him to forefeit is not tainted property.
THE State has refused to serve court documents to the lawyers in which the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is seeking to seize the properties of the family of former President Edgar Lungu via the non-conviction forfeiture decree, Makebi Zulu has disclosed.
THAT the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has taken center stage in seizing the properties of the family of former President Edgar Lungu has created a perception that the State is being vindictive against the former head of State, Sakwiba Sikota SC has said.
CHRIS Zumani Zimba and three others have been committed to the High Court on three counts of aiding of terrorism, possession of terrorism articles and procuring of terrorism articles.
THE state should dispense with its now common tendency of prosecuting former President Edgar Lungu and his family through the press, lawyer Makebi Zulu has said.
GOVERNMENT has rubbished the findings of the 2022 United States (US) Human Rights Report which has red-flagged the UPND government on human rights abuses, arguing that the report does not fully reflect the remarkable progress achieved by the new dawng administration in advancing human rights.
Recently, the US Department of State 2022 Country Report on Human Rights exposed arbitrary arrests, detentions, torture of suspects as well as corruption in the UPND government.
Mr Mulilo Kabesha, the Attorney General now wants the Constitutional Court to set aside, reverse and discharge the said ruling dated May 19, 2022, contending that civil proceedings cannot be used to arrest criminal proceedings.
FORMER Principal Regulatory Officer at Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA), Brian Kabika, will be prosecuted for the offence of abuse of authority of office contrary to section 21 of the Anti- Corruption Act no.3 of 2021, in relation to the infamous Honeybee Pharmacy contract, court documents have revealed.
By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSATHE Constitutional Court has upheld the dismissal of disgraced former director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito saying President Edgar Lungu acted within the Constitution.In this matter, Mr … Read More
