By CHARLES MUSONDATHE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has warned the State against making undertakings it cannot fulfill in a case involving former Mandevu aspiring parliamentary candidate Amon Maviya.In this case Maviya is accused of forgery, uttering false documents, obtaining goods by false pretences, and allegedly obtaining K89, 705.00 and US$3,500 cash from a Chinese national Min Jae Kwon by allegedly falsely pretending that he had Mukula logs and authority from ZAFFICO to sell when in fact not.Magistrate Tabitha Mulenga issued the warning yesterday after public prosecutor Joe Phiri told the court that the State was not ready to proceed as the two remaining witnesses were not present.Mr. Phiri said a witness from Copperbelt had travelled outside the country and was in quarantine while another one from the Ministry of Lands has been working outside Lusaka.He said if they are given next week they will be available and applied for an adjournment.In her ruling, Ms. Mulenga reminded […]
COURT WARNS STATE IN MAVIYA CASE
