By LUCY PHIRITHE Court has added more counts to the charges against former President Edgar Lungu’s Special Assistant for Economics Hibeene Mwiinga, his wife and son of possession of property valued at over K41 million and over US$238, 900 cash suspected to be proceeds of crime.This was after the state submitted an amended indictment to the court in which 20 more counts have been added to the 46 counts which the accused were facing.State prosecutor, Edwin Mbewe said since the court has added more charges, the accused persons are now facing 66 counts of being in possession of properties reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime.All the three pleaded not guilty to all counts after magistrate Irene Wishimanga read the charges to them. In this matter, Mwiinga, 60, of Mwembeshi area in Lusaka is charged with his son Hakaantu Mwiinga aged 33 and wife Mercy Mwenda aged 56 for being in possession of properties reasonably suspected […]
Court adds more charges to ECL’s aide
