Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:17:29 +0000 EIGHTEEN UPND cadres facing a charge of unlawful assembly have been convicted and fined K18 each for conduct likely to cause breach of peace by the Lusaka Magistrates Court. Magistrate Nchimunya Simaubi in his ruling on the matter involving the 22 cadres arrested for unlawful assembly said the offence was a misdemeanor that carried a minimum fine or a one- month simple imprisonment in default. Mr Simaubi discharged four of the accused because they were juveniles believed to have been caught up in the fracas. He said the facts showed that the 18 cadres who were only found gathered had no aggravating circumstances to make the courts impose a severe penalty than a simple fine. Webby Gondwe and 21 others were charged with one count of conduct likely to cause the breach of peace. Facts before court were that on July 18, 206, in Lusaka and while acting together […]
