By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSAAfter the magistrate who handled Ronald Chitotela’s immunity matter has been moved out of Lusaka, the DPP has now appealed out of time against the decision to honour cessation of prosecution.The immunity granted to Ronald Chitotela and upheld by the magistrate court, may be overturned following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to review the lower court’s decision.The DPP, Ms Lillian Siyunyi, has filed to appeal out of time in the matter in which the subordinate court’ cleared former minister Ronald Chitotela and set aside the warrant of seizure of Bowman Lusambo’s property in separate matters relating to possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime. This is according to notices of appeal filed separately in the Economic and Financial Crimes Division of the Lusaka High Court.On May 18, 2022, then Lusaka Principal Resident Magistrate Jennifer Bwalya cleared former Tourism Minister in the PF regime, Mr Chitotela in the […]
CHITOTELA IMMUNITY IN TROUBLE?
