LUSAKA magistrate Faides Hamaundu has rejected an application made by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to add more charges to former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo in a matter is jointly charged with his wife, Ms. Nancy Manase.This was after state prosecutor Daniel Ngwira made an application to substitute the indictment by adding two more counts to the ten the accused persons are already facing.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”4,5,6″ ihc_mb_template=”2″ ]However, Magistrate Hamaundu sitting under the Economic and Financial Crimes court rejected to the state’s application stating that it cannot add more counts to the matter which already started and witnesses already testified.Mr. Hamaundu ruled that the accused persons deserve the right to a fair trial and the state could not just come and add more charges at the pace the matter was moving.“I have heard the application made by the state to add two more counts to the ten counts. The state applied not to amend but […]
No more charges for Lusambo, Magistrate tells ACC
