By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSAFORMER intelligence chief Xavier Chungu has sued the State in the Lusaka High Court demanding US$500, 000 as compensation for illegal detention.Mr Chungu wants the court to order the State to pay him US$150, 000 seized from his account at Access Financial Services Limited and also that he be paid US$37, 050 in respect of lost rentals.He is claiming interest on all sums payable at Bank of Zambia lending rate from August 2009 to date of full and final settlement.The former intelligence chief also wants an order that he is the rightful owner of the seized properties known as: F/488a/27/D/2 Leopards Hill Lusaka, F/377a/1/E/1 Kabulonga Road, Lusaka, F/488a/8/B/2 White Wood Lane, Kabulonga, LUS/208/M/ Lot 10752/M and Lus/20863.He also wants a declaration that his detention without trial as well as the forfeiture of his properties was illegal.Mr Chungu has cited the Attorney General Likando Kalaluka as the defendant in the matter.In a statement of […]
Ex-spy chief demands $500, 000 from state
