By LUCY PHIRIA CHILANGA-BASED businessman has told the Lusaka Magistrate Court that as a law abiding citizen, he could not stand seeing Raphael Nakacinda, a member of the Patriotic Front central committee defaming President Hakainde Hichilema after watching a video clip.Mr Erick Mwambembe, 33, in cross examination said he took it upon himself to report the matter to the police because Nakacinda was disrespecting the head of state.When asked by one of the defence lawyers, Mr Jonas Zimba, if he knew of any law in the constitution which talks about disrespectful as an offence, Mr Mwambembe said needed to check in the constitution but he knows it’s there. He said he was very affected by the words Nakacinda said.Mr Mwambembe was testifying in a case in which Nakacinda pleaded not guilty to one count of defamation of the president contrary to the laws of Zambia.Mr Zimba asked the witness if he knew that the President […]
I couldn’t stand seeing Nakacinda insulting the President, witness testifies
