By CHARLES MUSONDA TRIAL has again failed to continue in a case nine people have been charged with allegedly stealing US$160, 000 from former National Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili’s home.This was after the sixth accused person Stacey Jane Jones, a 23-year-old student and friend of Kambwili’s daughter Chanda, yesterday failed to show up in court for the second day running and neither were her sureties present to explain her absence.Kambwili is already on the stand as first prosecution witness and the continued trial was initially set for Monday this week but only four of the nine accused persons were before court after which the case was adjourned to yesterday.When the matter was called eight accused persons were present but Jones was not.Her stand-in defence lawyer said she was equally unaware of yesterday’s date, which she said was only communicated to her yesterday morning, adding that her client’s absence was not deliberate.In response public […]
US$160, 000 THEFT FROM KAMBWILI DRAGS IN COURT
