Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:51:50 +0000 By CHARLES MUSONDA THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court yesterday refused to discharge Mutinta Mazoka M’membe following an application by her lawyer Sashi Nchito Kateka. This is in a matter in which Mutinta is facing one count of contempt of court for tearing a search warrant duly issued by the court. When the matter came up for start of trial before Magistrate Irene Wishimanga, the complainant Japheth Mulenga, a police officer who delivered the search warrant informed the court that he was not ready to proceed because he wanted to engage a public prosecutor to prosecute the case. Mr. Mulenga also told the court that he was not well and asked the court to adjourn the case. But Ms. Kateka objected to the application for an adjournment on grounds that Mr. Mulenga had not raised the issue of his illness when the parties had a discussion earlier on. “This […]
