Sat, 11 Mar 2017 13:02:00 +0000 LUSAKA High Court Justice Pixie Yangailo has refused to grant bail to traditional healer Kalonga Kanono in a case of attempted murder, saying he would interfere with the witnesses. Ms Justice Yangailo agreed with the concern expressed by the State in opposition to the bail application that Kanono, whose real name is Chilufya Chileya, would interfere with the key witness in the case of attempted murder of his sister. The judge said the seriousness of the charge on its own was not decisive to the application, neither was the likelihood of a conviction or combination of both, but that the State had convinced the court of the traditional doctor’s likelihood of interfering with witnesses. “This in my view is sufficient to tilt the balance against granting the bail. I must emphasize that this, in my considered view, is a cognizable indication that the applicant will interfere with the key […]
