Monday 13 June 2011

ZAMBIA'S NDOLA MAGISTRATE COURT SENTENCES A 29YEAR OLD CHINESE NATIONAL TO 21 DAYS SIMPLE IMPRISONMENT ON ONE COUNT OF CORRUPT PRACTICES

THE NDOLA MAGISTRATE COURT HAS SENTENCED A 29YEAR OLD CHINESE NATIONAL TO 21 DAYS SIMPLE IMPRISONMENT ON ONE COUNT OF CORRUPT PRACTICES WITH PUBLIC OFFICER CONTRARY TO SECTION 29 SUB TWO AND 41 OF THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT NUMBER 42 OF 1996.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AT NDOLA HIGH COURT KELVIN LIMBANI SITTING AS CHIEF RESIDENT MAGISTRATE AT NDOLA MAGISTRATE COURT SENTENCED PIN STEVEN ZHAO OF SUNFENG MINERALS AND MINING LIMITED ON FRIDAY 10TH JUNE 2011.
PARTICULARS OF THE OFFENCE ARE THAT MR. ZHAO OF PLOT NUMBER 3285 MUSHILI ROAD, MASALA ON 10TH OCTOBER 2009 AT NDOLA DISTRICT OF THE COPPERBELT PROVINCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA, CORRUPTLY OFFERED AND ACTUALLY GAVE 3MILLION KWACHA CASH GRATIFICATION TO CHRISPIN MWILA TO RELEASE LIFENG TANG WHO WAS IN POLICE CUSTODY FOR SUSPECTED COPPER THEFT, A MATTER OR TRANSACTION WHICH CONCERNED THE ZAMBIA POLICE SERVICE, A PUBLIC BODY.
MR. MWILA A POLICE OFFICER BASED AT NDOLA CENTRAL POLICE STATION RESISTED THE BRIBE AND REPORTED THE MATTER TO THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION AND LATER ON THE COMMISSION ARRESTED MR ZHAO ON 12TH OCTOBER 2009.
MR. ZHAO IS REMANDED AT PETER SINGOGO REMAND PRISON WHERE HE IS SERVING HIS 21 DAY SENTENCE AFFECTIVE 3RD JUNE 2011, THE DAY HE WAS CONVICTED.
ACC CORPORATE AFFAIRS OFFICER WEZZY CHOMBA HAS DISCLOSED THIS TO RADIO PHOENIX IN A PRESS STATEMENT MADE AVAILABLE IN LUSAKA TODAY.

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