STEPHEN MWEWA Writes@SunzambianTRIAL in the case opposition UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka and four others have been charged with malicious damage to property yesterday failed to take off in the Kasama Magistrates’ Court because the trial magistrate was not available.Mucheleka, Elias Mubanga, Samuel Ngwira, Chinyimba Bwalya and Kelvin Bwalya are jointly charged with malicious damage to property belonging to the Ministry of Home Affairs.Particulars of offence are that on September 13, 2020 the accused persons destroyed two typewriters and a kiosk that were being used by officers who were conducting mobile issuance of national registration cards in Kasama’s Chitamba Village. When the matter came up for trial yesterday, Mucheleka and his co-accused just appeared for mention before senior resident magistrate Chimuka Mutafera because principal resident magistrate Oswald Chibalo, who is supposed to preside over the matter, was reportedly out of the district.The case was adjourned to January 26, 2021 for commencement of trial and cash […]
Mucheleka, others case drags
