FORMER Defense Minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Court to refer his matter to the High Court for a constitutional reference.This was after the court denied him to admit into evidence a letter he wrote to the Ministry of Defence requesting for the documents and the response from the ministry indicating to him that the letter in question cannot be traced. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”4,5,6″ ihc_mb_template=”2″ ]When the matter came up yesterday before Magistrate Sandford Ngobola for continued defence, Mwamba through his lawyer Mr Bonaventure Mutale State Counsel asked the court to refer the matter to the High Court.Mr. Mutale SC wanted the magistrate to refer the matter on grounds that it rejected admission into evidence documents indicating how Mwamba engaged the Ministry of defence to avail to him original copies of the letters he wrote in which he declared interest.“A number of letters have been written to the prosecution, the […]
GBM asks Financial Crimes Court to refer his matter to the High Court
