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Lusaka-Sunday 1st December 2024

Former Minister of Infrastructure and Member of Parliament for Pambashe, Ronald Chitotela, is predicted to look earlier than the Kabwe High Court in Kabwe tomorrow.

This is in a matter the place Kawambwa Magistrate Court, Martin Namushi, convicted Chitotela and 6 others of assorted offenses allegedly dedicated in the course of the August 2021 basic elections.

Chitotela’s matter was referred to the High Court for sentencing as arson attracts a extreme sentence of not lower than 10 years after being discovered responsible of arson.

Chitotela has denied committing the offence as he was not even current on the scene of the alleged crime and had since appealed towards the conviction.

His Kawambwa counterpart, Nixon Chilangwa, was acquitted of arson expenses however discovered responsible of alleged malicious injury, threatening violence, and 4 counts of assault.

Chilangwa obtained a 60-month sentence for malicious injury, 11 months for threatening violence, and 18 months for assault. The sentences will run concurrently.

And Patriotic Front Chairperson for Information and Publicity, Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba, has acknowledged that clear injustice was dedicated towards the 2 MPs and their associates.

He acknowledged that Hon. Nixon Chilangwa complained towards the misconduct of Magistrate Martin Namushi within the matter and proceeded to file an official grievance to the Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) backed up by texts, WhatsApp messages and audio proof demonstrating that the end result of their circumstances was engineered and predetermined from Lusaka.

Mwamba additionally acknowledged that the duo weren’t current on the scene of the alleged crime.

He additionally condemned the secnario the place the duo has been denied bail.
He mentioned this was unhappy improvement as different senior PF leaders have been denied with out due justification akin to former Minister of Defence, Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba, former Lusaka Provinve Minister, Bowman Lusambo, partner to former Minister of Home Affairs,Steven Kampyongo, Wanziya Kampyongo, and a youth official, Francis Muchemwa.

Mwamba additionally acknowledged that the declaration of the Kawambwa Seat vacant and subsequent motion to name for an election was unlawful as Chilangwa had obtained a court docket injunction towards the Electoral Commission of Zambia and the injunction remained energetic todate.
[PF Media]