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FTJ Chiluba with Wife at the Court on Friday
FTJ Chiluba with Wife at the Court on Friday

Former Republican president Frederick Chiluba has been acquitted by the Lusaka magistrates’ court over corruption charges he was facing involving the theft of US $500,000.

The judgment delivered by Ndola High Court Registrar Johns Chinyama, sitting as a magistrate that took about six hours to deliver however found his co-accused Access Financial Services Limited former directors Aaron Chungu and Faustin Kabwe guilty.

According to the judgment, the acquittal was based on the fact that the prosecution team failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt on all counts against the former president.[quote]

“We are satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the prosecution failed to prove that the accused stole funds,” judge Jones Chinyama said as he read out the verdict in a six-hour hearing.

“I find that the accused is not guilty on all counts,” Chinyama said.

There was wild jubilation as sympathizers chanted pro-Chiluba songs as he left the court buildings. He immediately announced that he would be holding a press conference at his Kabulonga residence.


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410 COMMENTS

  2. FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
    Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  3. Am not surprised ,when the presdio is busy annoucing that he was a damm good leader during his time.Shame on the legal process.

  4. Finally,after so many years spending our tax payers money prosecuting thieves and this is what we get from the MMD government, ya there is happiness on Chilubas camp,how about on the Zambian camp, so so so sad, bane we were duped by Levy and his friends to tell us that something was going to be done to people like Kafupi,now we know that those men will always be free

  8. Don’t surprised that the donors will asking for there money ,or simpily withhold further aid ,siting corruption in the country and the leadership.So we are on for a showdown with the donors.Lord help mother Zambia.Cry the beloved country.

  9. Zambian former president Frederick Chiluba has been cleared of corruption charges after a long-running case. He had denied embezzling $500,000 of public money during his presidency between 1991 and 2001. The Lusaka court delivered its verdict following a six-year trial prolonged by the 63-year-old’s health problems. Comment: Panunka untu untu….Now it is Chiluba’s turn to sue Mwanawasa or is it too late?

  12. This is just the begining.The Fight against corruption is over in Zambia.We told you ABA BANTU NIBAKAWALALA.Shame on Chinyama! Shame on FTJ.BAKABWALALA,INDOSHI,BAPUSHI !

  13. Well,well,well. The supposed kingpin of plunder goes scot free. Looks like the Task Force on Corruption, was a very, very expensive project whose return on investment is pretty low….negative cash flows, after all is said and done. Only the Task Force private prosecutors have obtained any sort of meaningful benefit from this farce, what with huge fees they have been paid.

  14. Justice has been done. We need to accept and if we feel aggrieved the courts are there. This is what you expect when one is being tried in the media.

  15. Well,well,well. The supposed kingpin of plunder goes scot free. Looks like the Task Force on Corruption, was a very, very expensive project whose return on investment is pretty low….negative cash flows, after all is said and done. Only the Task Force private prosecutors have obtained any sort of meaningful benefit from this farce, what with the huge fees they have been paid.

  16. Compare the London judgement to Chinyama’s. God come and save us! WHY ! WHY! WHY !
    The question is ‘ Where is the money raised from privatisation which happened under this free Man Jacob?’

  17. No appeals no more maybe the country can use the remaining money to free other thieves like the CHUNGUZ,REGINAS and the rest, we need those people out of being troubled by our little lawyers who know nothing about the justice system,leave the courts for small crimes like sending porn pics to government officials,those are kind of cases we need in the country

  20. How did the co-accused become guilty on the same case and FTJ being the master minder.God will still do something n TJ.A curse still surrounds him for the many people who have died coz of stealing Zambia Airways money and other parastatals.We need an honest confession from the money

  24. FREE AT LAST – I HOPE CHILUBA NOW WILL FIND A PLACE FOR HIMSELF OUTSIDE POLITICS. THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BECAUSE THIS CAME OUT OF THE ANGER OF ONE INDIVIDUAL.

  26. I think its now time for Chilubas to sue the Mwanawasaz for the embarrasment they caused to him for six years,he lost his presidential immunity, the country was allowed to freely insult the short man as we wished and its time Kafupi puts this to an end, yakosa manje

  27. Iwe Chinyama, what about the solen money received by Regina for which she was sentenced for, did it not count in this case. CHINYAMA wali pena.

  33. Kasoma wa lunga, he was never charged for funds from privatization. # 13 Pafisenge, I agree he was tried in the media and found guilty. Thats why despite always reading the post, I always tell people that they are a very biased and vindictive paper

  34. All these are Bwezani works. Our judicial system is controlled by the president a nd not long ago Bwezani was praising Ka Chiluba of having been a damn good president. Wasting tax payers money when the verdict was known way back. The Nchitos have made a fortune in the name of prosecuting the criminal the world has ever had.

  36. Chiluba suported RB during elections, he has got his reward. Nchito should be procecuted for stealing Tax payers money. Him as a young brillant lawyer Knew that they was no case aganist FTJ, but he lied to the govt so that he gets paid win or lose. Justice Minister should resign on moral or is it immoral grounds. Parly hold an inquest into this, how much was spend on this case, we want to know, somebody should be held resposible. RB what was his hand in this.

  37. And the wife was convicted for having recieved stolen property……………I think the Judiciary is fast following in the comical ways of the executive…..this country what a circus

  40. The Justice system has gone to the dogs and judges reduced to the level of MMD cadres. From the Siliya case now this. Chiluba could be appointed VP soon.

  45. Am happy for him. A nation should not be this vindictive. Even the justices themselves know that they too are as guilty as sin and should not be the first ones to condemn Chiluba. As for Mutembo, God, the fairest of all judges sees and will judge him accordingly

  46. Well said ”BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT”.WE CAN DRINK MOSI TO THAT.THANKS FOR SETTING A FREE MAN FREE.ALL THIS NONSENSE ABOUT HOW GUILTY YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE,MWANYA AMAFI YA NUNKA.

  48. What is good for the goose is goon for the gander. When the Generals were being sent in a while ago, there was applaud for the judiciary. So, let us do the same for this judgement.

  49. This is OK. It is better for Zambia. $500,000 is a small amount of money when you are paying the Nchitos $millions. It was not worth it. Zambia will be more peaceful. Someone should have counted the cost and the benefits of this corruption fight. The Nchitos are the only winners in this case. They have got mega rich!!. FTJ has not won anything, there was nothing to win. The political responsibility on the Govt, President RB, the Judiciary, Parliament and the whole nation was too much for FTJ to end up in jail. The small boys will no doubt be encaerated, but a former head of State, in his own country? Such things rarely happen. We were too naive. Perhaps The Post and the Nchito’s were too naive. And they misled many Zambians. It takes a lot to jail your former president by yourselves.

  53. ” ….Aaron Chungu and Faustin Kabwe guilty”. Just like Regina Chiluba they will be in jall for only 2days and then released when nobody is looking.

  55. iam also not suprisesd bcoz even in bible Banarbs went scotch free and Jesus Christ was apprehended,thise things have not started 2de even in old days it used to be there thieves go without punishment were as enocent people are cornered.

  56. Yaba, ala icalo cesu nachipwa. Where on earth? Let every one be free because FTJ was the master minder at the same time he called the remain thieves to share the loot of our resources. The judicial on trial again or is it an invisible hand of bwezani!

  57. I knew the guy was used to hid Mwanawasa’s mistakes. Please let us move on now that this case is closed. How about the wife

  58. Any person is considered innocent until proved guilty by the courts of law not a tabloaid newspaper FTJ included. Justice has prevailed over personal vindictiness. Shame on imperalists, shame on the merchants of imperalists. Anyone against the judgement should appeal to UK courts!

  60. For those of us who do not know the meaning of RUBBISH or CRAP look no further, the zed judicial system is full of it. Its a sad day for Zambia.

  61. Yeswe should accept the verdict. Do any of you realise that this charge had nothing to do with the charges that the late LPM gave in parliament when asking for LPM,s imunity to be lifted. And i must add they are very few countries that jail their former heads if state. On this corruption my view is LPM was playing a political game because Chiluba had remained at the head of the party and he (LPM)wanted to entrench himself

  63. Maybe even the Nchitos need to be sited for stealing public money. How can they get all those millions and yet fail to prove the case against Chiluba?

  64. i saw this coming since the days of lawyer-wama-lawyer himself ….. he just wasted our time this Levy guy. he won most people’s sympathy out of this case and this is what we get….. don’t even think that the opposite could have happened had he been alive..it was all planned from the genesis of this whole bull…. lets see what is contained in the judgement…

    ZAMBIA THE MOTHER OF CORRUPT JUDGES & LAWYERS!!!!

  65. I think this was premeditated judgment by RB. He has read the mood of the nation wrong and i think he will pay dearly for this descision. How can all others be guilty except the head, FJT. The donars will withdraw funding., the opotunistic plundderers will be emboldened. Its now dog eats dog in zambia. Get what you can. Dont bother about the roots just pick the fruits. Lets go. Washalawashala.

  66. #57 i choose to differ with you. the blood of the many that died bcoz funds were diverted for Regina and luxury, and the many that will die bcoz funding will be withdrawn will not be good for this land. you are talking chiluba and i, zambia. SHAME!!! not on you but on injustice prevailing in this land

  68. #33 Positivist Pa Zed

    If the Nchitos own or influence The Post the one would suspect that they formed a serious cartel to defrauld Zambia. If there’s a trial by media, The Post, and the Nchito are the prosecutors, then you have a combination that is working in their common interest. Such power and influence need to be checked in Zambia because it unduly exerting unpleasant influence for the benefit of a few ie the shareholders.

  71. Yaba
    but sure it just shows that even bwezani himself is corrupt…the whole system is corrupt….Indeed Zed has gone to the dogs

  73. Only if the prosecution could appeal to the privy council this would have been an open and shut case against chiluba. How can you reconcile chiluba being found guilty in London for stealing 10’s of millions of dollas and yet acquited in Zambia for $500000?How can chiluba steal tens of millions of dollars and then turn into a saint for $500000?

  74. Am shocked that most people are shocked by the verdict. We all knew Chiluba was going to be free so get over yourselves!

  75. Even if they were not going to jail him the least they could have done is strip him all of his”taxpayers” assets and forfeit them to the state. Then at at least justice would have prevailed.

  76. Elections (erections) cannot guarantee you free choice. Going to court seems a waste of time. Parliament is another joking place, although every politician wants to go there. So, what next? Democracy, it cant! Separation of powers through parliament and Judiciary, it cant! Maybe we go back to one party state………!!!! Indeed only a credible constitution can save this country but vultures are the ones writing the constitution. Where shall we run to…??

  77. REGINA LOOKING GOOD.Did she put too much lipstic or it was supposed to much with the red dress.Thank Zambia justice has prevailed.

  78. I told you so! As long as MMD is leading the country nobody in MMD will be found guity of corruption and if found guity serve the whole full sentence in prison. Its pure window dressing my fellow citizens and nothing more.

  79. I want to formerly apologise to the Nation for delivering that Judgement..I never wrote the Judgement it came from State House..I am definately resigning after I get what I was promised.

  80. Yes I knew it, They are trying to arrest the post editor for distributing “ponographic materials”, they are busy trying to defend there cadars over the recent attacking of jonourlists. Zambia, our beloved country, where are we going? God help us!

  82. #72. slumdog shalapungu. You are in a better position to interpret the law for us. A similar conundrum regarding Dora Siliya.

  84. All that’s left now is Instant Justice! Seeing as we privatized the judiciary system long time ago and used the same money to purchase Bwezani into plot one. Levey Mwanawasa legacy leaves on for sure, what a better way of demonstrating it to the fullest with two (2) days to go before the man ‘officially’ DIED!

  85. What a first anniversary to give our levy. Remember we are having the first one on 19 August. I wonder what ba levy is saying in the grave. what shall we say. free indeed

  86. Whoever thought the Task Force was going to have chiluba convicted must have been day dreaming like those dreaming that Zambia will qualify to 2010 World cup. Read related stories and just see how weak the case they were bring against Chiluba. Things like paying his children from Zamtrop account? For goodness sake he was the Head of State.

    Even Regina’s conviction was a total joke. You receive a TV as a gift from the head of state and you go to Jail for that? Who among us can refuse a gift from a Head of State in the name of corruption.

    I think Task Force was a biggest rip off ever in Z..or let me just put it blantly-Task Force was the biggest plunderer of our Zed cash. Thank God all the stolen money by the Nchitos & the POST t was lost in Zambian Airways. Stolen Money never…

  90. It is very interesting that it took so long say these two words NOT GUILTY: I am kind of speechless for now. Ala fwebena Zambia tubaluse. the judiciary is taking us for granted. How can we appeal against this decision.I have particulary no confidence in Zambian judicial systerm. NO ONE IS GULTY. Free evryone and lets dance to Dandy Crazy song NOT GUILTY

  91. Good Chinyama thanks a lot. You are a trully Zambian . Potential Chief Justice…… Zed is full of sadists, sick people. This thing can not take a coutry forward. Sata, HH , mmembe, should all be castrated….

  93. I cant balso believe this. RB has taken bach wards again- how can one surely trust our judiciary in this country were everyone else is guity except the master minder. God please save us from this RB.

  94. I was one of those who did think that Dr Chiluba stole public funds. But after following all the evidence that the prosecution brought against him, I too, came to the conclusion that they did not prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. You see, you can only prove theft if there is evidence that something IS ACTUALLY missing! There is no Auditor General’s report that stated that ZAMTROP state funds had been unaccounted for. I am disappointed that he is free, but in the interest of natural justice, I am satisfied that it is so.Millions of dollars spent and all we have to show for it is zeuch! Similarly Regina is also free because she received goods from a NON-thief! The Ndola magistrate should have reserved her judgment! The problem here is not with judges but poor prosecutors!

  95. LPM must be turning in his grave. Shame on RB and Chiluba. They are shameless criminals. Anyway, only God will tell but Chiluba will be punished in some way. Just wait for the time and it will come sooner than later. Baya sana bamukukulu – fyatile fyabo ba Chiluba na banabo bonse.

  96. I love Zambia.
    Zambia is a great country!
    If you’re smart, you can make a loooot of money in Zambia.
    Zambia, Zambia, I love you!

  98. Pakuti there are a lot of issues that many of you may have read about your so-called saint Mwanawasa. Or are we really thinking that he was a saint simply because he is dead?

  99. Chiluba was acquitted by Bwezani kumbuyo. there is no country where you will find a president praising a person who is facing criminal charges. This RB is dangerous, he did the same thing with Dora Siliya.

  100. We have a rat in State house and if anyone expected another verdict they must crazy,. RB is bent on making sure he wrecks everything before he finally calls it quits. Fasten your belts we are in for a long and torrid time with RB. Expecting anything positive from RB is being f@@l!sh.

  101. It is difficult to believe and understand. I am a very staunch member of MMD and a pioneer for LEvy but I feel there is something fishy about the judgement. Its political rather than judicial. We may not be surprised to see FTJ immediately start going to Luapula and Northen Provinces to trot for RB’s reign beyond 2011. I am neither happy nor sad but amused

  102. Jones Chinyama has made a fool out of all Zambians and has proved that the Judiciary is corrupt.. FTJ with all his designer shirts, and what not, today they could not prove his case.

  103. just imagine how much has been spent on this case to prove FTJ was innocent or guilty for $500,000,000.00. suspected to have been stolen. am not suprised what do expect is a friend to ……………………………………………………………………………….YOU KNOW

  105. Mwanawasa lied that Chiluba is a thief.
    Nawakwi lied that Chiluba is a thief.
    The Post lied that Chiluba is a thief.
    The Post and Hamilton and the Dora tribunal lied that Dora is corrupt and breached the constitution.
    RB lied that Mmembe, Nchito and Co. are thieves (Oh! sorry, that is yet to be confirmed)
    NOW WE KNOW WHO IS A REAL LIER! Who has the last laugh? gggggrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhh

  106. The message is clear now steal, you have money and right connections, you will go scot free. I don’t hold up much hope for this country…….honestly can we govern ourselves and make any significant progress

  107. IT WAS ALL DRAMA
    YES YOU ALL GOT FOOLED, LPM PLANNED THIS THING WITH INTENTIONS TO EMPLOY HIS RELATIVES AND STEAL KWACHA IN “FIGHTING CORRUPTION”
    TOO BAD HE DIED BEFORE THIS.

    ZAMBIA GOT JINXED

  108. The Judicial system is something one can not trust anymore. All the taxpayers money and time spent on this case. Pity on my country. It;s high time the opposition work together towards the elections. I just want MMD to be out completely. So disgusting. Zambia is under wrong hands.

  109. Elo lyanya. Is it LPM ‘s legacy at work?
    Imwe sure, RB please go right ahead and privatise your cabinet. Find an equity partner for your Govt.
    Any ways its now clear that RB is poised to do what he thinks come sun shine or rain. With this in mind Zambians consider Kapoko and Katele freed. Consider Zero development whatsoever, consider suffering for good. It is also clear that the battle is between the Govt and Mmembe and his post paper. The matter is above our corrupt and dysfunct law system. Now consider all your objections against Govt as not issues any more. likewise zamtel Employees, continue finding other options because it is gone at 75%. For you objecting Bwezani and Kunda, a lesson as been learnt. Perharps stop making noise. Zed icalo caba Christiani

  110. Too much emotionalism going on here. Its like somebody has released a mouse among a group of girls in a class room. Will comment properly when the dust settles.

  111. In the interest of National Independence it has been a very wise idea to free FTJ. Most African leaders are being hunted by the ICC but since when did you hear of the AU issuing an arrest warrant for George Bush and Tony Blair for their atrocities in Iraq ? Charles Taylor is in the Hague right now over claims that he supported the war in Sierra Leone, but who was buying the same so-called Blood Diamonds ? Dont just dance to the tune of the ******donors and the nepotist LPM ( www wikileak dot com slash mwanawasa) pursuing our beloved former presido. Nochi gilchi !!!!! This week’s Memorial will be Boring for the guy pushing up daisies !!!

  114. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TO THE CHILUBA FAMILY. ITS PARTY TIME!!!
    FREE AT LAST!!
    BLOGGERS RESPECT THE COURTS
    IF YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE PRESENT IT TO THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES OTHERWISE ZIP YOUR MOUTH

  115. When Ubwanga, Ubuloshi, Political engeneering is all involved Magistrates will always postporn judgement by simply saying ” I am not ready to deliver Judgement” who know what was going on over the weekend at Johns Chinyama’s home? Brace yourselves for more “miracles” in Zambia. Fimo Ifyalo tufyalilwamo LISHAMO

  116. No comments.But whos is coming to the London office now that Levy’s relatives are vacating the High Commissions Office?

  117. Well I’m not suprise. If you expected FTJ to step one step in prison…you must have been smoking something… for starter these cases where polically engineered by LPM. And for those comparing the London judgement….guity or not we don’t want other courts in UK passing judgment on us… the lesson… let the politician stop resorting to puttung others behind bars as a way of manging the politics. I’m not FTJ fan…but we have seen this in other countries…RSA..Zuma Vs Mbeki…same results!!

  119. Justice in Africa, though not comparable to, is similar to a cobweb – catching the weak while the strong tear it apart

  121. Chiluba is my Hero PRESIDENT !!!. No matter how long the night could have been, the sun has to appear in the morning… There we are ! You people; I dont want to mention who they may be, planned this all issue. If I am here today is because of Chiluba, he inspired me so much. I dont want to write more. FTJ; relaxe at home and make trips abroad to go and clear your name…. YOU STILL the ONE.

  122. I AM SO HAPPY THAT THE COURT HAS SET THIS MAN FREE” BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT” ALL THOSE WH THOT THE MEDIA CAN DIRECT THE COURTS TO GUILTY JUDGEMENT ARE SORRY TODAY. CHILUBA IS A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND THANK GOD I HAVE SUPPORTED HIM THROUGH AND THROUGH AND TODAY IAM REWARDED WITH HIS FREEEDOOOOOOOOOOM

  123. Am not surprised to hear about chilubas aquital. But its surprising how his co accused are found guilty, worse his wife was found guilty for receiving stolen property from the husband whose not guilty of theft,..hahaha this is a shame on our judicial system. Let the court tell the nation why and how regina was found guilty of the charges against her, if her husband is clean..!!!

    Anyways Rupiah Banda wrote that judgement himself no doubt, how do we expect kafupi to be guilty when his eatting with Rupiah Banda. Rupiah should know that leaving office is not always thru the ballot papers…or rigged elections he should be very careful. Zambians are not happy with this nonsense! Maybe he should consult the history of US presidents!

  124. Technically, Regina should also be aquitted. She is accused of receiving ‘stolen money’ but the person who is deemed to have stolen has just been acquitted, isn’t that ironic?

  126. To my knowledge Mwanawasa never said chiluba was a thief. He sanctioned the lifting of immunity so that chiluba could clear his name in the courts. Mwanawasa said that if chiluba accepted to have stolen anything from the state, he should return a certain percentage so that the case could be closed. Chiluba refused that offer and Mwanawasa did a good thing to let Chiluba tell the court his side of story. I remember Mwanawasa saying that his wish was for Chiluba not to be found guilty. So what other bloggers are saying about mwanawasa calling chiluba a thief is lack of memory, mare hallucination and utter nosense. Late the dead man rest he was genius.

  129. This is SAD….Mother Zambia…..When are these Vigabenga going to STOP RAPING YOU……POOR ZAMBIA AND ZAMBIANS……GENTLEMEN AND LADIES LET FIND A LASTING SOLUTION TO OUR COUNTRY……STATE HOUSE WILL NOT ….BUT YOU AND….

  130. LT, what is there to moderate on the word stolen. I am not accusing anyone of stealing but just stating the case for which Regina was found guilty. Yaba na moderation yenu!

  131. I dont know why people on the blog keep saying it was planned by Mwanawasa..or Mwanawasa should be sued! let LPM rest in peace had he been alive today possibly the judgement would have been diffrent he fought corruption and a MAN WHO STOOD FOR JUSTICE. RB is now Presido he is the one who should be sued as head of state if anything. LPM ran his government clean and did a great job for the country.The current government is corrupt. Only God knows and those guys involved in the case as to whether Chiluba deserves this or not and as to whether its just or not. Now how about the London Judgement it found Chiluba guilty when will they effect the judgement in Zambia, Chiluba’s wife was found guilty what is happening, she was realesed on bond(bailed out) whats going to happen?Zambia is corrupt.

  132. LT why are you sensoring the word “stolen”? You are not serious with what you doing. Have i insulted anyone? I know it is your website but am shocked for lack of professionalism

  133. Riots at universites, political unrest, workers striking every were, corruption cases unravelling, and R’n’B always out of the country. At first i supported him. wanting to give him a chance, now i think we need to get rid of him.
    It seems he freed JJT so he can campain for him up north. He will do anything to hold on to power

  134. I wrote in this colunm that way back if you care to remember that look at the archives.”Chiluba has been found with no case and hence all charges dismissed and acquitted.The prosecution has failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Chiluba stole the public funds.” I then posed a question, what are all of you going to do? or perhaps ..what is the next move? I was born and raised in Zambia, i know Zambia better than back of my hand.If Mwanawasa was alive it would have been a different scenario.C’mon Zambians you should be smart enough to read between the lines .Do you hornestly think Bwezani Banda wouild send Chiluba to jail?Look at this man closely.am sure you will be shocked again when you hear Rupiah Banda has fraudulently sold Zamtel! Are you seeing what am seeing?Do you…

  135. Regina recieved goods from Chiluba she was found guilty, the sender (chiluba) not guilty, Xaviour chungu and Faustin kabwe were using the money chiluba gave them and were withdrawing money for Chiluba to use and chiluba sent them used the very money they are found guilty but Chiluba not guilty. The London court Jugement found Chiluba guilty but the Zambian courts found Chiluba not guilty.Too many contradictions.what is the truth and what is justice?

  136. Now u will see this man going where had banked his money. Give back to him the passport never will you see him in Zambia. Shortly he will be a European since he is keeping his large amount of it here in Europe. Lets wait and see what come next.

  138. Children of Zambia , What Lesson have you learn ? Never Mess with short People! Court red handed, but gets away with it…..Yet his friends that were with him. He has even forgotten about them.

  140. Wow, what a judgement. Zambian money is FREE for ALL. If you have access to it and want to steal it, go for it. It is now SANGWAPO. The time is now when we have judges that will ignore evidence it be circumstantial. FREE Kapoko and the rest, we have nothing to lose as a nation. For sure our judicial system sucks. Now lawlessness is going to creep into our society and it will be quite difficult to contain. The future for my country is now bleak. We are nolonger a country of laws but lawlessness.

  141. On 4 May 2007 he was found guilty of stealing $46m (ÂŁ23m) in a civil case by a UK court.[5] London high court judge Peter Smith accused Chiluba of shamelessly defrauding his people and flaunting his wealth with an expensive wardrobe of “stupendous proportions”. He also castigated his lawyer, Iqbal Meer, saying “I am satisfied that no honest solicitor in his position would have done what he did.” His unquestioning acceptance of the money – transferred to a London bank account by the Zambian intelligence service – was “classic blind eye dishonesty”.[6][7]

  142. #110: a mouse, huh? LOL. This judgement is no surprise. As expected, the big fish go scotfree and the small ones fry!

  143. Regina ukubika Eyebrow pencil pakanwa bututu. To your husband, I have nothing to say at the moment. In this current government, we know who will be acquitted or will not. Judgement in Zambia is predictable under RB. Nomba elaba ati akafumapo and that he’s tarnishing the country’s image to the outside world. This primitive old man is embarrassing us.

  144. By finding FTJ not guilty, it means that the zambian justice system is more advanced than the UK system? I don’t think so. Lets not forget that we are third world country that depends so much on donor aid. Zambia will become like Zimbabwe, UK will write us off and it will encourage all the other countries to do the same. WE ARE DOOMED.

  145. There should never have been a trial in the first place.Especially one that was going to take this LONG at tax payers expense.To be honest I am not shocked at the verdict.It would have gone either way!It is disappointing that many people,maybe 95% bloggers are extremely ignorant about how the law works.I am sure that all my learned friends would totally agree that Law is NOT fair.It also up to the discretion of the judge and not peoples emotion that works.So for those of you still shocked or about to pass out,this is Law.To help you analyse the situation,think of the OJ Simpson case or that of the late MJ.Rumours have no bearing in law-it is admissible evidence.

  146. #135 mimi
    You are correct on the london judgement but it was a civil case which you do not need to prove beyond doubt.
    Mistake number 1 or is it strategy they went for a criminal case on FTJ which required even more evidence hard it been a civil case in Zambia aswell chiluba would have been found guilty

  148. What is shocking is that, the zambian judge could not use the findings by the Britons. I’m sure that is genuine proof. If the accounts are in the UK, then the Britons must have known what they were talking about.

  151. #138 I am part of the UK Justice System and trust me it is not in anyway better than the Zambian one!Otherwise we would have prosecuted the chaps who lured us into the Iraqi war by now.Do you know if the weapons of mass distruction have been found?What happened to the chap who was dealing with the dossier?He commited suicide?????Or was it?

  152. #138 mimi,

    Don’t get carried away. Read carefully the run up to the so called London Judgment. Dr Chiluba never made any submission to that court on grounds that it was illegal. Since when did Zambia ever convict a foreign leader or Africa for that matter. Margaret Thatcher’s Son was found guilty in a SA court for sponsoring terrorism on African soil. Today he is not in Jail, but cut a so called deal. Why didn’t the courts in your UK move in to rein his activities in? Don’t by blinded by these imperialists .

    You ought to be ashamed to sit in your UK courts and convict somebody who has not made any representation and you call that a best judicial system? Give us a FAT break please.

  153. You Zeds people what wrong with you?You took him to court and he is found not Guilty so what else do you want?You are so bitter and as a christian country its so sad to still see the negative comments.Its time to let go and give your former president FJT the respect he deserve and due.

  154. This is Zambia. Honestly guys did you expect Chiluba to go in? I thought you saw those pictures dinning with RB and the madam? Chiluba never attended any of state function when Levy was in office. But the day Bashi Mpundu took over Chiluba has always been a guest at state house.
    Bane kuti wakaka umuntu uwo watesha ati he was a damn good President. If you have tested RB’s government, thats when you can miss bashi Chipo.RIP Dear father of the nation. We shall miss you more than we imagined.

  155. He was accused of embezzling $500,000 during his 10-year presidency, but a judge ruled the funds could not be traced to government money.

    The Lusaka court delivered its verdict following a six-year trial prolonged by the 63-year-old’s health problems.

    Mr Chiluba has famously extravagant tastes – spending millions on designer clothes from Europe.

    He has a huge collection of shoes, all of which have two-inch high heels built-in to disguise his diminutive stature.

  157. After 10 years in power, Mr Chiluba handpicked his successor, Levy Mwanawasa.But Mr Mwanwasa almost immediately stripped his predecessor of immunity from prosecution and launched an anti-corruption drive, which targeted the former president.The culmination of that process was the verdict read out by Judge Jones Chinyama in a six-hour hearing.”We are satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the prosecution failed to prove that the accused stole funds,” he told the court.Mr Chiluba – who was president of the impoverished southern African nation from 1991 to 2001 – had argued that he was targeted in a political witch-hunt by the British, Zambia’s former colonial rulers. In a separate case two years ago, the High Court in London ruled that Mr Chiluba had defrauded the Zambian governmentof…

  158. By the way,the Highest court in Zambia is not the UK but the Supreme Court of Zambia.In my opinion this case should have been settled within 2 years and if FTJ was to be judged wrongly it would have been better for him (and cheaper for the nation) to claim compesation than having to drag it for such a long time.What about the cost ?Has anyone got figures?The procescutors knew what they were doing and I am pretty sure they were enjoying the the money out of it.It is such a pity that their airline went bust but obviously the private jets are still running.

  159. Come on you guys why are you tripping am innocent oh no ala ubuteko busuma zebige ..oh yes..pantu bena levy balengele fyonse ifi… oh yes i will even hold a press conference

  160. After his acquittal on Monday, Mr Chiluba lashed out at the Zambian government for putting him “at the hands of a foreign land and imperialists”.

    “For seven years I’ve been subjected to harassment and shame and embarrassment,” he said.

    His wife, Regina Chiluba, was jailed in March for receiving stolen funds while her husband was in office. She is appealing against the sentence.

    Two businessmen, on trial with Mr Chiluba, were convicted of embezzlement.

  162. THIS IS NOT ABOUT CHILUBA, THIS IS ABOUT MMD GOVT BEING WEAK AND SOFT ON CORRUPTION.MMD CONTINUE TO LIE TO ZAMBIANS THAT THEY ARE FIGTHING CORRUPTION, WHAT CORRUPTION. MMD IS ITSELF CORRUPT, JUST LOOK AT HOW MANY MMD PEOPLE OR MMD APPOINTED PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN CORRUPTION?
    THIS IS ANOTHER BIG SIGN, MMD HAS FAILED, MMD IS SOFT AND WEAK IN CORRUPTION. WE NEED CHANGE IN ZAMBIA, A GOVT THAT WILL HIT HARD ON CORRUPTION.,
    TRY GIVEN LUBINDA FOR PRESIDENT…

  163. Does Zambia have judges???? What a contradiction ……you jail his wife that she received stolen money from Chiluba. Meaning Chiluba was stealing Govnt money which he used to give to Regina. INDEED ZAMBIA IS HEADED FOR A TERRIBLE FUTURE. THERE IS NO FUTURE IN THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM OF ZAMBIA. THE JUDICIARY IS SO COMPROMISED .

  164. As it became clear that he was going to be acquitted, Frederick Chiluba – a deeply religious man – looked up and whispered a prayer.His many supporters crammed into the court whooped and clapped as the magistrate delivered six not guilty verdicts.Elation turned into chaos as the diminutive former president, in his trademark high heels, left for home where he gave an impromptu news conference. The devil had been defeated, he declared, and he criticised foreign countries for meddling in Zambian affairs.Thanking God, his wife and well-wishers, he closed proceedings with a rousing hymn.

  165. Technically, Regina should also be aquitted. She is accused of receiving ’s****n money’ but the person who is deemed to have s****n has just been acquitted, isn’t that ironic?

  168. commander- in- thief acquitted, how, when the former CJ resigned becoz he was bribed, how can the briber be found innocent and his foot soldiers guilty!?

  170. Does Zambia have judges???? What a contradiction ……you jail his wife that she received s.t.o.l.e.n money from Chiluba. Meaning Chiluba was stealing Govnt money which he used to give to Regina. INDEED ZAMBIA IS HEADED FOR A TERRIBLE FUTURE. THERE IS NO FUTURE IN THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM OF ZAMBIA. THE JUDICIARY IS SO COMPROMISED .

  171. LT, what is there to moderate on the word s****n. I am not accusing anyone of stealing but just stating the case for which Regina was found guilty. Yaba na moderation yenu!

  172. Free @Last ,shame on u Government its about time u free Kapoko B4 u waste another taxpay,s money and to the Judge get back to the book u kno nothing about LAW

  173. There is no doubt in my mind that Jones Chinyama has been exponentially bribed. In a few weeks FTJ will be seen spending a few million on this and that. Goddamn!

  174. After 10 years in power, Mr Chiluba handpicked his successor, Levy Mwanawasa.But Mr Mwanwasa almost immediately stripped his predecessor of immunity from prosecution and launched an anti-corruption drive, which targeted the former president.

  176. In a separate case two years ago, the High Court in London ruled that Mr Chiluba had defrauded the Zambian government of ÂŁ23m using London-based bank accounts.

  178. Please napapata ukanjiteko ku Party… What formula did you use? so that Kapoko and me can apply for the same formula….So tell the nation were do you belong is it Mubwato or Pankoloko iyaleka ukubomba.

  179. It was a calculated move Mwanawasa made.In order for him to be popular he had to accuse Chiluba.Knowing that the case was fake.(1)Why did the case take long during his rule? (2)Even the prosecutors are very educated to know how cases go but they wanted to eat the money.(3)Ba Bwezani was brought and was working under Mwanawasa. therefore,to question him will be unfair.Thank for saving poor tax payers’ money.

  180. did someone expect something different? the only different part i didnt expect is that others would b found guilty. i was sure they will all b cleared even after all the resources govt. has spent on this case. the money would have been used to better off a poor child’s life and future.

  181. This is an absolute madeness and useless. Another of chewing money by the government through Mutembo Nchito and company. Why have they been freed?????????????????????????????????????? Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Zambians why have we allowed MMD to continue for GOd’s Sake. Its sad and shame on the Judges who are crooked and do not read the law. Evidence was there but why??????????????????

  182. Jones Chinyama is right 100 % and Mwanawasa knew how difficult it is convicting someone who did not sign any document or cash a cheque. The courts want documentary evidence and not hearsay. Thats why the Law agencies in europe and america cannot arrest and charge someone when they have no documentary eveidence. You may know and be sure that someone has stolen but if you cant prove you look a fool before the courts. There we are Nchito should have taken a leaf from the former DPP Mukelebai. All well informed Zambians knew the outcome. THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE IMPLICATING OR CONNECTING CHILUBA TO THOSE TRANSACTIONS! – Arrogancy is expensive, it has cost our beloved country alot of tax money. Those involved should pay back. You cannot pursue a dog that has no meat in its mouth.

  183. While ! what an outcome.Anyway i think this is good for zambia coz after all the task force has consumed more tax payers money than they intended to recover ,so for the sake of the tax payers let these cases be put to rest

  184. oh my….. what can we say i quote “now this is really a Damn good judgement, by the damn good judge” end of quote.

  185. Zambians lets stop the vultures – they are not foreigners, they are not Indians, nor Chinese but our very own kin. 2011 is too far. Indonesia got their leaders out by hand and drove them out of state house. we can drive this man out!

  186. No 166 Mumbulu Listen arrogancy is expensive. Regina was acquitted. There was a magic hand behind she was dragged back to court and convicted. If you can read between the lines. Why convict a receiver first before you convict the giver? You get the point? Why rush regina through the courts before concluding FJTs case? It was the conclusion of FJTs case that was going to determine whether regina received stolen property or not. ARROGANCY and PERSONAL VANDETTA is expensive and shameful in the end.

  187. Kapoko and Savoiur, dont worry RB will find you a Damn good lawyer from the farm, esp that he’s busy trying to sort out Dora’s damn mess, just hang in there. Look at FTJ his patience has finally paid off and the Sacrifice of his wife!
    What a Damn Luck!

  188. Disgusting how thousands of tax payers dollars have been wasted on this sh!t case. Rat Basturd can go and lick FTJ’s balls tonight and celebrate the weakness of the corrupt system. You fu!cking as!s holes make me sick. You d!sgusting balls of donkey sh!t

  189. I love politics. You win some and you lose some. The verdict is not guilty and I have to love it. Levy must be shedding tears wherever he is. The unfortunate part is that all the money spent goes in water as we say in Bemba. Guys, getting annoyed here will not change the situation or the verdict. Did anyone expect the verdict to be otherwise? Dora is free, Chungu is free, Thandiwe is still on the Ghost Worker payroll. So, what’s there to be annoyed about?

  191. Why is Banda being blamed? Where is the evidence that the judiciary are bribed. We need evidence not rumours. If we learn anything from the Chiluba case is the fact that we need evidence and not rumour and hearsay.

  193. I was just taken back to 1991 when this man came and beat Arthur Wina.How he compaigned and condemned every policy by unip and guaranteed a good steady thriving economy.Once Chiluba got elected into office,he went to work on expanding his own teritory in Holland.We all know how big an estate he had there.This man never cared for the ordinary Zambian who is eating grass because there is no food.Fellow zambians politicians will never do anything for us.Only God can change this nation.Politicians only have a group of people they are interested in and not the whole nation.Chiluba’s interest was an estate in Holland,Regina and thats it.RB’s interest on the other hand is Tandie,free Chiluba and nothing for you fellow zambian.

  194. The cursed country, i am ashamed to be Zambian, Super Ken shouldn’t have handed power to these headless chickens

  195. Chiluba is one of the worst presidents in the whole world.Yes I said worst president.He may have been a better speaker but full of empty words.Zambia as a nation lost 10 precious years during Chilubas rule.

  196. Is RB involved in this? Some say he is sleeping on the job and is just a tourist and when this verdict comes out all of a sudden he is behind this and has bribed the judge. So what is he then? An incompetent nincompoop or a calculating and vile dictator?

  197. Still the voters will be voting for the Movement of Mad Dogs……..the shitstyem is all f,,,,,,,,,,ked Up!!
    Egven Jesus wouldn´t save this shitstyem that we have in Zambia…

  201. it has gone their way today, but the moment of truth will one day come, what a sad day for Zambia!!! The head criminal himself is free!!!!!!!!

  202. What ever your comments is bullshit. We have more serious issues to look at . You can still benefit by Chiluba’s loot eg sell coke to is son Miko. We also dont need to press Kapoko. The Health funds in the name of AIDS MITIGATION is an illusion. We have the President of Gambia who has discovered the CURE FOR AIDS but they have deliberately opposed it.If at all they are there to help why do they lable any AIDS CURE claim dangerous and not encourage further improvement on it eg The Sondashi Formular? We also have the Israel patents which they donot want to realese. The white man’s use of AIDS as population control tool is not the best of all altenatives when they can even make better flow chart to prevent women from conceiving.

  204. Oh God? Where is this country going? Please HH and Sata don`t break your pact. We need a change of regime. We are losing hope.

  205. PRESERVING OUR ZAMBIA

    On Sunday August 16, 2009 prior to the Chiluba case verdict in our independent court system I wrote and posted online the message that follow below. I make no apologies for its explicit context because it is a manifest of my personal deep thoughts and conviction that emotions and appeasements that evidently took precedence in framing up this case against former President Chiluba cannot preserve the Zambia we deserve.

  206. Whao! quite amazing indeed, how can the recipient of a gift been found guilt of receiving stolen goods when at the sometime the giver of the such a gift is not guilt? What kind of rubbish is this man?

  207. It is thus regrettable to say the least. Everything was ill from the onset of the agenda, haste stripping of his immunity to the prosecution by infamous Mutembo Nchito now guilty of extortion and complicity through the illegal Task Force framework as an affront of true and professional justice mechanism.Instead, Zambians must pursue corrupt Mark Chona, Mutembo Nchito, Fred Mmembe and anyone that cooked this nonsense. They have peddled this rubbish with unconcealed express complicity of raping our institutions for whatever they have been receiving to realize their premeditated outcome much wished.

  209. Justice cannot be through assumptions of some heavily opinionated tabloid pursuing survival through any window of propagation. True justice is all about what is substantiating evidence the justice system can look at in their adjudication. Instead some very embittered, young and abusive hate groups full of vitriol and complicity have had a field day. Zambians will not feed on their hate fodder. No thank you.

    All their malice is not supported by facts and lack depth. No doubt they have more homework to do than those they hope to fix. Their level of stereotyping is shocking. If their sponsors and a coterie of uninformed friends hate MMD, it does not mean all Zambian and our independent institutions follows suit in their hatred, malice and complicity in pursued of economic survival.

  210. Let’s humbly refuse their call for Zambia …To go to hell… for themselves with their complicity are already there in Deep Hell and for a fact sober and patriotic Zambians irrespective of our shortcomings have no intentions of joining them therein.However, we, as a fellow Zambians of noble character, we are prepared to help them out of their predicament. Let them empower selves with knowledge of Zambia’s history and argue from a vantage point that coached hatred.

    They better know that abusiveness by tabloids or other medium is a trademark for those who are factually defeated and out of survival space. They can choose to stand by their hypocritical lies as that is their exclusive prerogative. But Zambians, for a fact, will defend these lost folks’ right to making their…

  211. However, Zambians of noble character will not stand by while these conspirators spread their schemed blatant lies, and fuel unwarranted hatred in our country. The truth must be clearly told conspirators; their lies are serious cause for concern and a threat to the enduring unity of the country now invoking all of us to challenge them.

    Lies if unchallenged and corrected are very destructive and spread very fast. Mark Twain once noted that “a lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes”.

  212. Zambia is in serious problems because of lies being peddled by such hate mongers whose conspiracies have proved costing the treasury millions of US Dollars without dividends to the cause. The Task Force has gobbled millions of US Dollars with little to show but personal gain of the same unpatriotic moles. This is the reason why Zambian Patriots will fight and correct fatal ideas and malicious crusades such as the lie that KK had US $ 4 billion starched off shore to this nonsense against Chiluba just overturned today all costing multi million US Dollars on tax payers.

  213. Yes leaders have wronged Zambians but the approach to correct wrong must not be characterized with malice and hatred. I now call on the legislature, the judiciary and the executive to give a time frame for the Task Force to wither with a transfer of all mandate to the DEC, ACC and ZP trained and competent to handle our anti corruption crusade. Dangerously incompetent Mutembo Nchito must go and answer to Zambians a million Questions at hand.

  214. On Sunday August 16, 2009 I said without apology:

    Tony Blair, George Bush and Dick Cheney have committed worst kind of crimes in human history from internal and external comparatively.Their record is only out done by Hitler. Time has shown how hardworking ingenuous Americans’ life time fortunes have tumbled, job losses are high, economic security washed away, debt burden in the ceiling, and American exceptionalism under threat. Today President Obama is working restlessly to turn things around messed by the trio. The pain and damage to the Greatness of America under the trio’s leadership is on every human face yet they are free citizens.

  215. Chiluba’s flaws can be addressed within Zambia’s national best interest using existing instruments of justice and retribution. We do not need dictations of the opinionated minds whose leaders have done more disproportionate harm than good to humanity. Arresting and jailing a former head of state without making recoveries is a worthless self damaging gesture the country can avoid, in self preservation.What Zambia want is not prejudice driven prosecution by appeasing camps but a corrective and reforming judicial outcome.

  216. If Zambians engaged President Chiluba without prejudice and external interest strongly evident, a good and progressive precedence can be set with recorded recoveries.Why are we passionate at taking orders from outside? Chiluba can be judged but let the verdict be in best Zambian interest. No need to serve external interest. What Zambians want is recovery and corrective outcome.I wrote this yesterday and wisely and judiciary justice has prevailed today.Zambians have won.

  217. This is one of the biggest blows we as Zambian shall ever face. Justice denied to us all, in the face of the world. Even our neigbours lively hood has now been brought to pains, except Botswana and Namibia. May God bless us all. When the righteous rule people rejoice, when the wiked are in Charge people mourn.

  218. What more would you expect if even the football standard is as it is now? Gone are the days when football…just a game which they have turned into their own game known as politricks used to bring joy and unity among Zambians. What is Zambia known for worldwide of it is not going to be known by the name it is giving itself?

  219. You will all be rearressted oneday expect Mwanawasa and Kaunda………..You all know who you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  221. A man dies & goes to hell. There he finds that there
    is a different hell for each country and decides he’ll pick the least painful to spend his eternity.
    He goes to the German hell & asks, “What do they
    do here?” He is told “first they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then the German devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day”.

    The man does not like the sound of that at all so
    he moves on. He checks out the USA hell as well as the Russian hell and many more. He discovers that they are all similar to the German hell.
    Then he comes to the Zambian hell and finds that
    there is a long queue of people waiting to get in…Amazed, he asks, “What do they do here?”
    He is told “first they put you in an…

  222. Ladies and gentlemen, ration is very important when dealing with court cases. In court you dont win a case by saying, “I think he stole, I feel like he stole, I am sure he must have stolen, I had a dream in the night and I saw hime stealing, I have a feeeling that he stole”; not even saying “I saw him with my own eyes stealing”.

    All the above sentments and comments will not help any one in court, but evidence. If you saw him steal show us the proof; if you dreamt that he was stealing then go back to sleep.

    It is not about your conviction about him stealing but about the judge’s conviction based on evidence. Forget about sentments such as “you guys, eh my Lord, I saw him; trust me – I cant lie!” All such will not help but evidence.

    All justice is based on evidence, not…

  224. Ladies and gentlemen, ration is very important when dealing with court cases. In court you dont win a case by saying, “I think he s-tole, I feel like he s-tole, I am sure he must have s-tolen, I had a dream and I saw hime stealing, I have a feeeling that he s-tole”; not even saying “I saw him with my own eyes stealing”.

    All the above sentments and comments will not help any one in court, but evidence. If you saw him steal show us the proof; if you dreamt that he was stealing then go back to sleep.

    It is not about your conviction about him stealing but about the judge’s conviction based on evidence. Forget about sentments such as “you guys, eh my Lord, I saw him; trust me – I cant lie!” All such will not help but evidence.
    All justice is based on evidence, not feelings

  225. So does that mean Dr. Chiluba will get his 40 million pounds back? All the best Doc, twalya again biggie. Shame Umwaiche Castro would be happy, he supported his father through thick and thin. Arrest Fred Mmembe and the Nchito brothers and anybody who was involved this plunder by lawyers and those who supported them.

  226. I now implore President Chiluba to institute legal action against the Zambia’s tabloid led by one hate monger Fred Mmembe in gutter journalism.Chiluba has easy multi billion Kwacha bounty at hand.He has suffered unjustified injury for many years and universal justice dictate compensation.Mmembe must also reimburse Chiluba of all costs incurred until the post is liquidated into the red.

  227. Continued from #221. He is told “first they put you in an electric
    chair for an hour, then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. The Zambian devil comes in & whips you for the rest of the day.”
    But that is exactly the same as all the other hells, why are there so many people waiting to get in?” asks the man. A concerned fellow calls him aside and said,
    “Because there is never any electricity so the
    electric chair doesn’t work.
    The nails were paid for but were never supplied by the contractor, so the bed is comfortable to sleep on.
    And the Zambian devil used to be a civil servant,
    so he comes in, signs his time sheet and goes back home for other business!!”
    ……………..hahahaa IT PAYS TO BE A ZAMBIAN

  228. Dr Chiluba should sue ka Fred Mmembe or at least get some hitmen on him. I’m tired of Mmembe’s nonsense.

  229. Ladies and gentlemen, ration is very important when dealing with court cases. In court you dont win a case by saying, “I think he s.to.le, I feel like he st.o.le, I am sure he must have st.o.l.en, I had a dream in the night and I saw hime stealing, I have a feeeling that he s.t.o.l.e”; not even saying “I saw him with my own eyes stealing”.

    All the above sentments and comments will not help any one in court, but evidence. If you saw him steal show proof; if you dreamt that he was stealing then go back to sleep.

    It is not about your conviction about him stealing but about the judge’s conviction based on evidence. Forget about sentments such as “you guys, eh my Lord, I saw him; trust me – I cant lie!” All such wont help but evidence.

    All justice is based on evidence, not…

  232. In fact most of the people who have made comments here base on the thinking that those who presented the case in court must have had evidence linking Chiluba to theft.

    I must say that being acquited in court may not necessarily mean you did not steal. Neither does conviction indicate that you sto.le. The former simply means that the plentif did not give convincing evidence to the judge, and the latter simply means the evidence given, whether true or false, was convincing to the judge.

    This is why there are innocent people in prisons and there are criminals acquited and walking the streets. Now, it is total lack of preparation and readiness to go to court without evidence. That is the most sure way of getting a humiliating experience.

  233. ZAMBIA THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE WORLD, ZAMBIA THE BUTT OF ALL JOKES! As poor as we are we can’t even stand up for what is right shame. Eeeh mama let me get back to work and earn my dollars. DEUCE.

  234. OH MY GOD THATS THE END OF THE COUNTRY! NOW ALL THE THIEVES ARE CELEBRATING THE VICTORY!! TWAFWA, JUST LET EVERYONE WHO HAS STOLEN FROM GOVT COFFERS GO SCOT FREE TO BE FAIR TO THE REST!
    I FEEL PITY FOR SMALL FISH LIKE SAKALA WHO HAS BEEN SACRIFICED!!

  235. Well, there’s nothing like living in Zambia. A place where you can easily get killed by an angry mob shouting “Kawalala!!!” for allegedly stealing a mango at the market but set free for defrauding millions from the state. All you have to do is call the president and say: “Hey! When do I get acquitted?”

  237. #229 the evidence of his thieving ways are the london jugdement, what normal man do you know can amass ÂŁ 23 million pounds from unknown zambian sources. Chiluba’s salary earned less than ÂŁ200 000 from his presidential salary and yet has ÂŁ23 million. Even his old boutique where situated ironically in GENEVA a place where african politician hide their stolen money reports he was with bags of money. Why would an honest man with honest wealth hide money in suspicious circumstances? Chiluba claims the money is all from private donors but since when donors give ÂŁ23 million pounds

  238. #229 the evi dence of his thiev ing ways are the london jugdement, what normal man do you know can amass ÂŁ 23 million pounds from unknown zambian sources. Chiluba’s salary earned less than ÂŁ200 000 from his presidential salary and yet has ÂŁ23 million. Even his old boutique where situated ironically in GENEVA a place where african politician hide their sto len money reports he was with bags of money. Why would an honest man with honest wealth hide mon ey in sus picious circumstances? Chiluba claims the money is all from private donors but since when donors give ÂŁ 23 million pounds

  239. Although I am disappointed, the judgement does not surprise me. Precedence was set by the Dora Siliya case. My gut feeling was that Chiluba would go free although innerst I was hoping I was wrong.

  241. …..WAIT A MINUTE! looks like most cases which were started by Levy ni lose chabe…Mfuwe-Roy Clarke, Motor Vehicle theft-Sata, now its Theft by Public Servant-FTJ. let us wait and see how RB’s case against Kabwela goes……i predict another lose!

  242. No doubt the donors have gotten their money’s worth!! Next step, stop all this nonsense and disband the Task Force and stop wasting any more of our money. This was a no brainer as soon as Banda came into office. Well, done Chiluba. Indeed you’re a “damn good President”!!! What a laughing stock this country is turning out to be!!!

  243. The london Judgement
    (if anyone wants a copy leave your email address)

    Attorney General of Zambia v Meer Care & Desai (A Firm

    4 The claim was put principally on the basis of conspiracy to defraud Zambia and, as regards those less directly involved, dishonest assistance in breaches of fiduciary duty. The primary conspirators were Dr Chiluba himself, Mr X F Chungu, Director-General of the Zambian Security and Intelligence Services (ZSIS) and Mrs Stella Chibanda, a senior official in the Zambian Ministry of Finance. Three different conspiracies were alleged, of which two were established, both being relevant to these appeals: the Zamtrop conspiracy and the BK conspiracy. The former is much the more imp

  244. In respect of both conspiracies the judge held that Dr Chiluba, Mr X F Chungu and Mrs Chibanda all acted in breach of fiduciary duties owed by them to Zambia, and they were also parties to conspiracies to defraud Zambia of money both by the Zamtrop conspiracy and by the BK conspiracy. In turn he held that Mr Kabwe (for his part in both conspiracies) and Mr Soriano (as regards the BK conspiracy) were in breach of fiduciary duty and had dishonestly assisted the breaches of fiduciary duty on the part of the primary conspirators, as well as participating in more specific conspiracies relating to the sums which they received or controlled.

  245. Ubwanga bwa Kwa Mununga. Bukali!! For political expedience, so that he can win the Luapula votes, Ru.piah Ban.da is willing to scandalize our judiary this way!! Anybody still doubt that we have the most corrupt judiciary in the entire world need to have their heads examined. This is a circus.

  246. 17 Having heard 47 witnesses of fact for Zambia, as well as those of the defendants who chose to participate in the case and to give evidence, and with documents comprised in more than 100 trial bundles to cope with, the judge handed down his judgment on 4 May 2007, just over two months after reserving judgment. After submissions as to the form of order to give effect to his judgment, he made an order on 4 May by which thirteen of the defendants were made liable: Dr Chiluba, Mr X F Chungu, Mr Shansonga, Mrs Chibanda, Mr Aaron Chungu, Mr Faustin Kabwe, Mr Francis Kaunda, Boutique Basile, Nebraska Services Ltd, Raphael Soriano, Mr Meer, MCD as a firm (so as to affect Mr Desai), Mr Bimal Thaker (another solicitor) and his firm Cave Malik, with a finding that his father Mr Bhupendra Bhailal…

  247. partner in the firm (and thus also liable). Certain consequential and quantification issues were reserved for further argument. That argument led to a further judgment, [2007] EWHC 1540 (Ch), and a further order dated 29 June 2007 by which the sums due from each party liable (as listed above) were finally determined. Dr Chiluba was ordered to pay US$57,124,422.72 and both Mr X F Chungu and Mrs Chibanda sums exceeding $56 million. MCD was ordered to pay $11,135,665.61, and, together with others, a substantial proportion of Zambia’s costs of the proceedings. The judge refused permission to appeal.

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  248. 72 Later in 1999, on 21 June, Mr Kabwe instructed Mr Meer to pay $100,000 to Boutique Basile, to a bank account in Geneva, which was done on 29 June. On 15 February 2000 he instructed the making of a further payment of $80,000 to the same account, to carry the message “payment from Zambia”, which was implemented by instructions on 17 February. Both sums were debited to the Harptree ledger, 3388/1. These are among the payments, said by Mr Basile to be for suits and other clothes made for Dr Chiluba and Mr X F Chungu, which featured in the claim against Mr Basile, the subject of the separate appeal already mentioned.

  249. 74 In December 1999 and January 2000 a series of payments came into the client account from two Swiss banks and one bank based in Luxemburg (Corner Banque), all of which were credited to the Harptree ledger, 3388/1, as follows:

    Date
    Bank
    Amount ($)

    20/12/99
    Banco di Lugano
    59,100

    20/12/99
    Julius Baer
    89,000

    22/12/99
    Corner Banque
    300,000

    24/12/99
    Julius Baer
    50,000

    28/12/99
    Banco di Lugano
    59,100

    5/1/00
    Banco di Lugano
    900

    5/1/00
    Julius Baer
    40,000

    5/1/00
    Banco di Lugano
    50,000

  250. 75 On 22 November 2000 Mr Kabwe instructed Mr Meer to pay $50,000 out of Harptree’s funds to Gstaad International School. The instruction to Mr Meer does not give the further detail which appears in the firm’s instruction to its bank, on the following day, that the advice note is to read “F Chiluba”. Mr Meer accepted that he knew F Chiluba to be the President of Zambia

  251. 77 We can now move on to the last stages of the story of payments in and out. In 2001 Dr Chiluba’s second term of office as President was coming to an end, and the constitution of Zambia prevented him from standing for a third term. During that year there were already allegations that Dr Chiluba’s government was corrupt. An election was held on 27 December 2001, which was won by Dr Chiluba’s successor as leader of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, Mr Levy Mwanawasa SC, who became President on 2 January 2002. As the judge explained at paragraph 222, the new President was not willing to be told what to do by Dr Chiluba. In June and July 2002 the Zambian Post ran a series of articles headed The Matrix of Plunder, to which the judge referred

  252. at paragraphs 226 and 227, giving a lot of detail of how Government money had been diverted, including using MCD and Cave Malik. On 15 July 2002, the Government established a Task Force on Corruption, which was responsible for investigating the facts and bringing appropriate proceedings. Even before that date, the Zambian Government had asked for the help of the Serious Fraud Office in an investigation about the US company Systems. In May 2002 the SFO wrote to MCD about this investigation, seeking certain information, which Mr Meer provided. Soon after that, the Office of Supervision of Solicitors began to enquire into MCD’s conduct.

  253. “Mr Sullivan: In other words, it is no answer to say: “I received instructions from the clients and while I was providing no underlying legal services, did not know the origin of monies in some cases, did not know the purpose of the receipt, did not know the beneficiary of the disbursement, did not know the purpose, I trusted the client.” That argument, simply in the light of these regulations and guidelines, is no answer, as his Lordship suggested about three or four minutes ago?

    Mr Meer: My Lord, I felt I was performing a service for my client.

    Judge: Every solicitor who money launders money provides a service to the client, but it is not a proper service. You have not identified any service that you have done apart from allowing money to go through your client account, have…

  254. Judge: Why do you think the guidance and regulations apply even to secret transactions?

    Mr Meer: To safeguard the profession, my Lord

    Judge: Well, it is not the profession, is it? It’s to safeguard the victims who are defrauded?

    Mr Meer: That is also true, my Lord.

    Judge: And you will know from your experience, I would expect, that one of the easiest ways of people defrauding people is to suggest that matters are all sort of secret and have to be shrouded in mystery and cannot be talked of in public, aren’t they?

    Mr Meer: That is correct.

    Judge: That is why the regulations and guidance would override somebody telling you it was ZSIS, because the people telling you might themselves be stealing from ZSIS, might they not?

    Mr Meer: It, it, it could happen that was, my…

  255. 136 Turning back to the general sequence of disbursements, Mr Sullivan came to the payment on 24 November 2000 of Dr Chiluba’s daughter’s school fees (see paragraph [74] above). Mr Meer accepted that he knew F Chiluba to be the President of Zambia, and that money from the Harptree account was being used for this purpose, though he understood Harptree to be owned beneficially by ZSIS. He said that he did not consider it to be an improper disbursement of public funds.

  256. 157 Having reviewed the various issues of law, the judge turned to deal with each individual defendant, starting with Mr X F Chungu and Dr Chiluba. It is right to refer to some of his opening remarks in this part of his judgment, at paragraph 423:

    “I do not propose to deal individually with every point made in all the submissions but rather will distil those submissions in the light of the evidence I have seen. To do otherwise would mean a judgment of hugely disproportionate length. My findings will be based primarily on documents and the evidence of witnesses especially in the light of cross examination. All witnesses had failings; it is necessary for me to evaluate the failings in the light of their evidence as a whole and to conclude whether they were truthful or untruthful and…

  257. I must admit I’m not suprised. I do also feel that FTJ in jail would not have benefited the Zambian people in any way. This was all a circus orchestrated by Mwanawasa to legitimise his presidency. Leave the wee man alone now and let us Zambians stop being so vindictive. If RB had something to do with this, he did it for the good of the nation and for the good of his post presidency life. He knows he is next in line to be a former president and is obviously worried for himself…especially after the pay slip scandal!!

  258. yaba zed twamonekela again in the news for the wrong reasons!! this is currently the top story on the bbc/africa section website together with a link to the zed profile which has nothing postive to say about zed!!
    that the state can take a former head of state to court for without enough evidence to get a coniviction is shamefull n jus attracting bad press to the nation!!!

  259. Do you know that LT bloggers will spend their time blogging and complaining about injustices in government and that no one reads their comments or doesnt give a damn ?

  260. Well done Ru.pi.ah! Now you can set up your own Task Force to investigate the following: The Chinto brothers and Mwanawasa Task Force chairman Maxwell Nkole. No money? No problem! Just go to the same DONORS who funded the Mwanawasa Task Force. Tell them yours is to investigate the corruption that took place during the Mwanawasa regime!!! They always buy that! The little respect I have for our legal system has just been blasted out of the water.

  262. #253 strange but true, but naiwe you’re also reading and blogging kabili. It helps to have a form of expression where one can let off one’s frustrations. Especially for those in the diaspora.

  263. London Judgement was theopretical and lacked backing. It based its judgement on the plentif’s recommendation and lacked balance up from the defendant. You and I cannot change how low aught to operate just because we want convinience.

  265. Levy is as guilty as RB. Many of you people forget that without Levy trusting RB enough to make him vice president, we wouldn’t be subjected to such torments as what just took place today. Its Levy’s fault that RB is president today, don’t ever forget that. Its also Levy’s faulty that Chiluba is a free man, Levy should have known better to chose RB as his second in command. Am sure if we were to investigate a lot of corruption took place in Levy’s time, death saved him.

  269. #257 The London judgement i is based upon evidence WHICH IS UNREFUTED, Even the people chiluba used launder the money are mentioned anc confirmed. If you look #243 the banks are even named as to where he hid money. The london judgement has over 10 defendants and none of them even denied.

  270. Do you know that the money that has been consumed by the setting up and maintainance of the task force is many times more than what Chiluba and his co accused has been allegedlig to have stolen ?

  272. LT Pliz stop deleting my comment leken ndande ichakumutima. Its not fair to supress pipos expressions. OK i will use another phrase. Pampuni panu ma zambian judges. Pipo died as a result of the activities of these guys and you insult the sprirt of zambian by slapping them in the face? Mpuni wanyina wako.

  274. Well done Chinyama. Now you can even retire from that silly job. Go and enjoy your ill-gotten billions now. You have served your purpose nicely.

  276. THIS IS NOT ABOUT CHILUBA, THIS IS ABOUT MMD GOVT BEING WEAK AND SOFT ON CORRUPTION.MMD CONTINUE TO LIE TO ZAMBIANS THAT THEY ARE FIGTHING CORRUPTION, WHAT CORRUPTION. MMD IS ITSELF CORRUPT, JUST LOOK AT HOW MANY MMD PEOPLE OR MMD APPOINTED PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN CORRUPTION?
    THIS IS ANOTHER BIG SIGN, MMD HAS FAILED, MMD IS SOFT AND WEAK IN CORRUPTION. WE NEED CHANGE IN ZAMBIA, A GOVT THAT WILL HIT HARD ON CORRUPTION.,
    TRY GIVEN LUBINDA FOR PRESIDENT…

  277. #253 Strange but True, They say opinions are like azzholes; everybody has one! So why should I bother reading your opinion when I have mine.

  278. Well,anything is possible pa Zambia.Very soon Chiluba will start touring the world with his wife.Enjoy the money you stole while your heart is still pumping ka swine iwe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  279. Thats what happens when the presidency is handed to you on a silver plate. RB work up one day and he realised he was the president. Till this day i am convinced he still pinches himslef to see if its actually all real. What does chiliba do now? Surely Zambians will not be happy to have him represent them around the world…or will you? So does that mean he can now start calling in all his favours? Surely he can stand for president again..the law does not prohibit it…and besides everyone and I mean everyone has a price…you too.

  280. Thats what happens when the presidency is handed to you on a silver plate. RB woke up one day and he realised he was the president. Till this day i am convinced he still pinches himslef to see if its actually all real. What does chiliba do now? Surely Zambians will not be happy to have him represent them around the world…or will you? So does that mean he can now start calling in all his favours? Surely he can stand for president again..the law does not prohibit it…and besides everyone and I mean everyone has a price…you too.

  282. WHY ALL THE FUSS ABOUT THE FORMER PRESIDO. THE MAN IS FREE TODAY AND SOON HE WILL BE TOURING THE WORLD. DID U REALLY EXPECT CHILUBA TO BE BEHIND BARS? THE MAN IS A MASTER DRIBLLER, HE DRIBBLED KAUNDA, ALMOST DRIBBLED THE THIRD TERM, HE HAS DRIBBLED THE UNITED KINGDOM JUDGEMENT, THE POST AND SOME 1D10TS ON THIS BLOG.

  283. Now that Chiluba is a true criminal, Mr Rupial Kamubwezeni Ku muzi Banda must re-appoint him Minister of Corruption and Education too. Zambia is a big joke, This is shit of Trueth(ubwakunya) “Rupial Banda His Useless Exellence.”

  284. the truth is, we can all air our views right here but lets face it…who really cares? and what difference does it make? Never really liked the man but on second thought M. Sata might have made a better president than R.B admit it, even those of you that are not really for him probably think the same…

  285. Checkmate! FTJ has checkmated the Zambian judicial system plus the majority of the LT bloggers. Surely, the judicial system needs to be privatized. #115, FJT is coming to the London office. Remember what happened when Dora was “acquitted”?

  287. Do you know that the human mind will always want to believe what it wants to believe and will not accept the opposite

  288. The Post made a grave mistake when they began to openly mock God by saying “not even the truth can save Chiluba or what kind of God does Chiluba serve?”. There is nothing stronger than prayers of a repentant man. Obvoiously Post being used a front of te under world had their trust in Levy Mwanawasa and later on in Magande to finish this man. Under Mwanawasa’s tenure the man has been lampooned, humiliated and literally stripped of any respect. God raised up Rupiah Banda for a reason, to restore Zambia’a sovereignity. The Post are kicking against the pricks(eminga).

  289. If the PF pact wants to oppose the restoration of his immunity, they should forget Luapula votes. The pact now has a tough fight on its hands – Chiluba is tough tested trade unionist.

  290. People shouldn’t confuse other cases with this case, thus the London judgement dealt with different case altogether. Wait for things to unfold, we need to wait for publication of this six hour judgement before commenting without facts but fiction. The problem is personal agendas to punish FTJ may/possibly did get into the way, hence the poor selection of prosecutable cases & amassing of real tangible evidence. Just heaping hundreds of cases without tangible evidence will NEVER guarantee Conviction!!!

  291. 128, I AGREE, CHILUBA IS STILL HAVING A BIG FOLLOWING AMONG MANY ZAMBIANS. I WONDER WHAT WILL BE IN THE 2MOROW’S POST EDITORIAL COLUMN.

  292. Rupiah is playing a highly tactical game. Chiluba can now sue hichilema for likening him to a monkey put in charge of a Maize field. Libel will cost the pact too much money.
    Sata can’t win the Presidency for one simple reason – His views on the declaration of Zambia as a christian nation are not clear. What does he stand for on this subject? If he made his position clear, God may allow him to rule.

  293. Justice delayed…..is justice denied!! Like in ‘Animal Farm’…, some animals are more equal than others. Nonetheless, there’s only one judge for you FTJ……..God!!

  296. Ladies and gentlemen, u can whine all u want fellas FTJ has walked just like O.J. walked in 1990. U have all commited some kind of “crime” and u never got “conviceted”. To hell with u haters…leave FTJ alone….LOL….

  297. 97% of Zambian bloggers on all Zambian associated blogs don’t think.They are vulnerable to hate propaganda.They have no future whatever.

  298. All you homosextuals called zambians are one hell of a people who speak good english but understand very little.cases were raised against kafupi which a ka certain tabloid picked up and turned it into a propaganda mill.it started milling shit which you started buying out of hate.and silly as you can be you thought the courts will also succumb to preasure like parliament.what you didnt understand dew to your dullness is that the courts do not thrive on hearsays.so you muppets in this poor country have today been shocked to the bone.the courts have rule and you assholes now want to pour your venom who the learned judge who was upholding the rule of law.i dont fancy FTJ anymore but i cant be influenced buy a bunch of croocks masquerading as a media who are out to settle personal scores.

  301. A black man will always be black with criminal intent.The judges in this case are the most corrupt criminals not forgetting the short fool sent from hell by satan.Kasatana aquited.

  302. Can someone just explain to me how the suits and shoes in all colors and the 7 digital cameras plus all the other things he had were not from this $500, 000.

  303. The biggest loser in all this is SATA,he has made a lot political capital out of FTJ’s woos,but this can only happen in a nation with dull citizens like zambia.because if this country was not made up of dunderheads they would have been asking this man since when did he realise that chiluba was a thief and all sorts of rubbish he says about him today when he was the last standing desciple who even went to an extent championioning his third term cause and butchered people along the way who did not agree with what he was propagating.so ka chiluba is a seasoned politician very soon he will galvanise his supporters and will have a go at SATA.it will be a very ugly battle believe me.ka HH should also start using his head to think and not his balls.abandon that comedy you call a pact or else…

  304. THE ANTI-CHRIST WITH THEIR 666 MARK OF THE BEAST HAVE LOST IT FLAT

    Good and faith in the lord have prevailed against the evil schemes of the anti Christ, free mansonists, atheists and a league of satanists who have teamed to vainly fight Zambian national covenant with the Lord God almighty.

    Those of you retarded ignoramuses who think justice is only when the accused is convicted without saying the same for OJ Simpson when the American system acquitted him must learn from this.Justice is evidence driven not emotions and street gangsterism hatred.

  305. The biggest loser in all this is SATA,he has made a lot political capital out of FTJ’s woos,but this can only happen in a nation with dull citizens like zambia.because if this country was not made up of dunderheads they would have been asking this man since when did he realise that chiluba was a thief and all sorts of rubbish he says about him today when he was the last standing desciple who even went to an extent championioning his third term cause and butchered people along the way who did not agree with what he was propagating.so ka chiluba is a seasoned politician very soon he will galvanise his supporters and will have a go at SATA.it will be a very ugly battle believe me.ka HH should also start using his head to think and not his balls.abandon that comedy you call a pact or else…

  306. If you don’t believe in Zambia, renounce your citizen now and freely pend your signature in the Persona-Non-Grata National registry.We are glad that Chiluba has pledged to open-up a Pandora of express litigation against these hate mongers.The justice system must now expedite all suits because this man has suffered for 8 years of malice.Its time to start identifying assets and valuation of all haters liable in these suits Chiluba is immediately filling.

  307. We will gladly make sure that you don’t step in our country till heavens come.We will not miss you because you are immaterial and useless to our existence as a country.Ask the UN for a piece of no man’s land to establish your own nation of haters and losers.Zambia is a christian nation where love and justice rules.

  309. It’s interesting to see how frustrated you scumbags have come to be.what has made matters worse is that kafupi’s aquittal-has just come at a time when you *****s are still smacking from the Chitambo bye elections victory-by the MMD.so get of from the propaganda band wagon and dwell into reality.things are happening.if you are not careful MMD is winning 2011.mwanya nokunya!

  311. SCENARIOS

    SATA must completely forget Luapula, much of Copperbelt and Northern province votes.He built PF on the backbone of Chiluba’s persecution at the hand of Mwanawasa.

    The Post, HH, Sata himself and Jonas Siakafuswa should prepare for costly but expedited litigations.

    The Post will be forced into liquidation

    RB will greatly benefit from the PF/Chiluba fallout.

    Most conservative or protestant Church believers will henceforth see how the war against the Christian nation decree has has been.They are seeing the conspiracies of heathens against the Church of Christ.

  314. Yes, you are free but the Zambian people will never allow to be free for ever, you will die like the dog. God will punish all those who side with you. there is always pay time.

  315. No 225 Twalya again. sorry ba Castro balitusha. The man is overjpyed. I wonder what the london papers are saying they predicted a conviction. Kalulu at large .. lol…

  316. SOMEHOW, GOOD THAT THINGS HAVE WORKED OUT IN THIS MANNER. TOO MUCH MONEY HAS BEEN WASTED ON THE CASE WHICH WAS STAGED-MANAGED BY LEVY TO CREAT THE IMPRESSION THAT HE REALLY CAME TO WAGE A WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION IN THE EYES OF DONNORS.

  317. Amen brother Chiluba! Indeed the Gold we serve reigns. Ala tubombela lesa wafipapo. Our God watches over Jerusalem and the saints. He calls and protects us by names.The devil and his anti-christ beasts has been defeated again and his days on earth are numbered.His envoys on earth will continue vanishing in anguish and severe pain. Its all a matter of time.Touch not the anointed ones for end will be fatal without trademarks.

    The redeemed call on the Lord as their strong tower and they are saved while the god of these Satanists, mansonist, heathens, atheist fyena kale fyafwa they are idols though recited and hanged around their necks.

    I have the last laugh, says Chiluba

    Former president Fredrick Chiluba has said he has defeated the devil.

  318. #19 Watchman, what a way to remember whoo…? This si Mwanawasa’s fault. He wasn’t really serious about this case. He was just making a name for himself to the donnors. If he were serious about it he wouldn’t even have appointed RB to vice presidency, who is just FTJ’s mbuya.

  319. They keep you where you are by reminding how peaceful you are and that you are a christian nation, while they take advantage of your peacefulness, respect and fear.

    It is time for the people of zambia, in zambia and in the diaspora to stand up and fight for their rights and liberate zambia, before this country is doomed!

    Naturally, equilibrium has to be restored and inevitably so, through dialogue or conflict; I see zambia headed for equilibrium, so you have to choose one of the two paths.

    Zambians in the diaspora have a strong influence at home and could effect change if they stand together – the citizens of zambia have a lot of respect for you and so it is up to you to initiate the so much needed change before conflict is brewed in zambia.

  320. #313 Yes chiluba can say he has defeated the devil. BECAUSE HE IS THE DEVIL. LOL. We don’t even have to denouce our citizenship, will just wait for the old fools to die, yes I said it DIE.

  321. Our movement in the diaspora has begun!

    Our aim is to completely reform the political system in zambia for meaningful and sustainable development, empower citizens by reforming and effectively provide education and health care to all zambians as opposed to looking to South Africa for cure to every other illness in our society, promote agriculture in a way that can also sustain food processing, and promote mining and tourism as a ready source of wealth for the country.

    Remember, this is a movement!

    To join us, send an e-mail to [email protected]

  322. Heheheheeee Chiluba is FREE!!!!
    The court has ruled. Forget about your biased opinions. If he had lost, for some of you, the courts would have been fair. That is double standards!!!!

  323. Sata pledges to drop charges against Chiluba (Its been done Mr.Sata) – September 2006

    Last week, Sata pledged to drop all corruption charges against Chiluba if elected as president, saying the former leader was being “persecuted by Mwanawasa because he was bemba”.

    Kaunda had also backed another opposition presidential candidate, Hakainde Hichilema, and dismissed Sata, saying he had no leadership qualities.

  324. # 315,

    The equilibrium through conflict, Is your own delusion that starts and ends up on your useless life.Zambians are very mature and ration people hard to be pushed by disillusioned failures that you are.

  326. It is unfortunate to note that Zambians time was taken for granted in a case which was well known that chiluba was going to be set free at last. lets look at how much time and money wasted in this case at task force on corruption? The task force on corruption is a failure organ aimed at enriching people who are in it at expenses of poor Zambians. Chiluba today has jubilantly praised him self in the post news proving that he is a tyrant. what a tyrant? our God will prove him wrong one day.

  328. Is Zambia the Capital City of Nairobi? Do they have judges too,from University of Task Force or Some where in India. Does Zambia have lawyers and people go to school just Like Afganstan so nice, wow (Amafi fye ayanunka)

  329. The wife to FTJ Chiluba was convicted for receiving stolen money & she spent two to three days in JAIL. Now we are being told that the thief is free? What an ANIMAL FARM ZAMBIA HAS BECOME. Time is coming when these chaps including the ones in govt will be locked up as we are going to rule by decree for 30 days to ensure that all corrupt thieves are punished. IT WILL BE DONE.

  332. What a shame, how do you let a thief walk just like that. That short thief was so guilty he even faked heart illness. It’s shame what’s happening that Country.

  333. When all is said and done, the lord has spoken, he who gave us Bashi Panji, Bashi Castro, Ba Levy naba RB. He is watching from above and will surely guide this nation. Every upright Zambian will know that terms like Vat & nichekeleko had become househod terms and a way of life for Zambians, all because of one pronouncement, Uubomba mwibala alila mwibala. Who said this it was FTJ. The destruction of our nation started them. WE CAN SEE THE EVIL BUT WE HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP A BLIND EYE TO IT. Cry beloved country, our people will keep dying in UTH while ababomba mwibala will be flown to SA even for knee suggerry or to have their imunity levels checked. This is the way it shall be and it is Zambia. Three quarters of the Budget for Task Force was met by tax payers from donor countries, trying to

  334. Even if Chiluba has been acquitted his name is still tainted. How could he spend $1, 000, 000 on clothes and shoes in such a poor country? I would have looked at him more favourably if he had pumped this money into poverty alleviation programmes especially for orphaned children in the country. Do bloggers who are saying God has set him free really believe God looks with favour on such immoral behaviour? It would also be ridiculous for people in Luapula to start supporting him now as he has not explained where he got the $1000 000 he spent on his clothes and shoes. Many children are stunted in Luapula and they go about in rags. What would make their parents support such a heartless, selfish person?

  336. Well,He was the President and got paid so he spent the money wisely.You cannot help everybody.You win some you lose patner.

  337. RUBISH IN RUBISH OUT. USELESS JUDICIARY!!!! CONTROLLED BY POLITITIANS. I MOURN THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE DIED BEFORE THIS CASE LINKED TO THIS CASE OR NOT. LESA ALEMIKANDA, ZAMBIA HAS A USELESS GOVT COUPLED WITH WORTHLESS GOOD FOR NOTHING BOOTLICKERS CALLED POLITITIANS. I HAVE NO USE FOR YOU ALL AND I MEAN ALL. I REST MY CASE AND RENOUNCE……………

  339. Only Jesus will save us from these crooks. God will answer our prayers. A presidency is public office so how can one say that the President is not a public servant. Shame on Mr. Chianimal.

  340. we Zambians deserve to know what happened to the money from privatisation. So much for rule for the people, fighting corruption and Christian nation. Ala Lesa alamona what we do to each other. The treasures of the wicked are stored up for the righteous. May He be the judge and avenge His children

  344. The judiciary have given their final say.Lets focus on a better future and forget about what happened and what did not happen.

  345. “In Zambia we don’t ste.al, we are honest, and on behalf of my wife I just want to thank everybody, the press who mistook me as a thief now know that I am an innocent man.

  347. Success stories: Francis Musonda ( former ZANACO MD), Richard Sakala ( Former press Aid for FTJ), Aaron Chungu ( Former director at Access Finance, the bank used in the plunder) and Faustin Kabwe (Former director at Access Finance, the bank used in the plunder) , Regina Chiluba ( Cerrent wife of FTJ) all have been jailed in connection with their activities linked to FTJ, though some are serving bail. The wonder is, how has the starling escaped the net? Lesson: Don’t do the corrupt things that you your boss intstructs you to do. The instructions being verbal were hard to prove! This is a big lesson to all of us that work under the leadership of another person. Whatever the position, tell your boss you aren’t going to carry out his corrupt scheme. The Nchito’s have done a great job!

  348. Zedians, let us not be disgruntled over the judgement, one can not always be smart. The man knows what he did in the depth of his heart: grabbed somebody’s wife, store our money. One of the key witnesses, Paul Tembo, died in unexplained circumstances.

  350. Let us wait and see how this man who was found guilty by a London Court we shall see who has the last laugh, Africans are unbelievable.

  351. What else did you Zambians expect , funny thing tho is that the other two have been convicted 5 years each for recieving stolen money… ask your self stolen by who ?

  352. Well, there you have it..We have failed ourselves again..All i see is just weak comments..fond of talking no action..This is what they call “making the tail wag the dog”..a small bunch of illiterates controlling a whole bunch of you..Where is this country heading to..Shame on Zambia, feeling sick coz of you is not even enough..look around you! you are all just a bunch of peasants..

  354. The Money alleged to be stolen is $500,000 , yet the money spent on th e7 Year long court case is well above that amount. Legal fees, the set up of the “task force” was all a sham to reallly defruad the country of money.

  355. Zambians please all we ever do is talk, talk , talk let us act. When CBU and UNZA students act you condemn them but they are fighting for what is right. THIS IS THE TIME TO ACT OTHERWISE LET US STOP COMPLAINING

  356. Zambians should never forget that Chiluba once called himself a master dribbler! I am not disappointed that he has dribbled Bwezani to influence the courts of law and pardon this wicked thief. #353, don’t condemn the justice system but us Zambians. Today, I was expecting Zambians to go on the streets and protest against this shameful judgment but it seems we forget very fast and we are content with what has transpired. Today, I have wished I was never born in Zambia!

  357. The mann has been aquited before a court. Meaning the case wwas proved beyong reasonable grounds. Now for me there are lot of issues really. Firstly i am of the opinion Levy was fighting a political battle, however it was welcome because it sent shivers and hopefully enhanced accoutability. As for was Chiluba a thief?? I belived so because i disliked him, but thinking in retrospect, I had no evidence to that effect, it was just approriate to consider someone I disliked as a thief

  358. Disgusting. I still feel that we have been taken for a ride. Is there a way to get ride of those chaps before election day. Otherwise we may be heading for the waste.

  359. #358 don’t wait for the elections. They will continue stealing the votes because they are thieves. What we need is action now. I wish we woke up and sent a warning shot to these shameful leaders…

  360. #309 Akapondo. Do you pride yourself mufya bufutuntungu sure? You know deep down your heart that this farce was pre-madetated. Dont forget that ifilala fya munama etc.To day you can abuse the system but tommorow the system will abuse you. Dont be blind

  361. You see what i have come to understand is that Zambians have a tendency to always react on facts that are published in newspapers and not own what is on the grounds.Lets take for instance the so called Zambians claiming that Chiluba stole government do you have proof or you are relying on what was published in the media.Did any of you take time to even just go and attend the court sessions.What is it that you know about the all case.Who tells you that former president chiluba stole and where on earth do you find a perfect leader.As Zambian it is hard time we took keen interest in our nation.

  364. fine washekesha ati you can not just say -iam sure he stole,i dreamed he stole .chiluba has always being question mark -his true identity ,his education etc .surely all these accusations can not be false.and if the judiciary prosecutors failured to prove .then we have something to worry about and if he is innocent then let it be.but the bible says wealth ill gotten does not last .so the justice of GOD will surely come to chiluba or has come

  366. Zambia is heaven for corrupt individuals. One South African company couldnt invest because it couldnt bribe the GRZ officials. I was so embarrased to learn that as a Zambian who was working for them. Unfortunately only the overal leader can change this otherthan that we look on

  367. This judgement and like all judgements never proves innocence. It proves that there is no evidence. The Magistrate has stated clearly that the failure of the prosecution to secure Chungu as their witness was what turned this case against them. Chiluba had lots of money. He claimed that the money was his and was deposited into the ZAMTROP account at the advice of Chungu. The Auditor General confirmed that there was private money in the ZAMTROP account but NEVER EVER reported that State money was missing. There is no court in the civilised and just world that can convict on these facts! To me, it is the PROSECUTION that failed us here and not the court. Why were Chungu and Shansonga ‘allowed’ to flee the country by LPM’s administration????

  369. You can get away with anything when you have money and a few old friends in Government. Free of all charges, really

  370. The Government paid billions to try and recover $500,000 – yet have failed. Someone needs to be called to account for this.

  371. The fact that Fred is a confirmed h..mo…… will only add more value to the process in motion. As we move towards changing Zambia, we are faced with also changing Zambia’s culture with regards to morality and openness. If we move away from the non-sense of calling Zambia a Christian nation, we can begin to make Zambia secular. I have a dream that someday we can have same-sex marriages at Lusaka civic centre and once a year Cairo road will be bustling with the festivities of a gay pride parade. Americans and Europeans have fully embraced the gay culture by honouring them in TV shows like “will and grace,” movies like, “Brokeback Mountain,” and they are even entrusted with guiding the fashion sense of American men in shows like “queer eye for the straight guy.”

  372. Once we have been consolidated in the business world and in politics, it would open the door to slowly desensitise Zambians to new ways of thinking. We will create the greatest secular society in Africa. This can be achieved once we do away with old ideals. The Post is just a spec of the strategic tools that will impact this audacious culture change. Its not just the gay liaisons with European officials that makes him have their ear, it is his intelligence, work ethic and keen sense of social justice. They have a similar vision for Zambia and will always be there to assist in ways unimaginable. There is no need to be afraid of this movement. I was upset with the fear mongering that came from the veep. Not only did he call it immoral, he stated that gays would be prosecuted.

  373. Ok Regina was convicted of receiving stolen property meaning that it was establish that the stuff she got thru FTJ were stolen right? Now FTJ has been acquitted ati he did not steal now im confused please can someone help me out on this one??? I think this is the work of squealer Napoleon should be pleased

  374. That will not be the case after 2011, mark my words. We hold rank in high places and are coming into government from the rear. No pun intended. As a Zambian I have the right to dream, I only know of one path that will lead to the utopian nation we deserve. If Fred has his way, we are assured of living in a better nation. His vision is clear and simple.. Some may be inconvenienced in the process but they will be collateral damage. I dare not say what else is in motion because there are critical parts of this movement still pending. I write to awaken the chosen few of the immense power of what is coming. I cannot contain my excitement about this and I hope that many more will become vital components of this revolution. people blindly follow king fred!! the republic of Fred

  376. Where was the evidence apart from just the emotions of wanting the man behind bars. We all know the man stole unfortunately law works with evidence.

  377. the same thing will happen to kapoko. i wonder if there will be a law for the poor coz it seems the rich are favoured all the time.

  378. All the best Mr Chiluba and congrats. Indeed your mention to your wife that her going to jail was a passing phase rings bells. With this, it will be hard to prove that she must go to jail after bail. Anyway, I hope your campaign for the MMD in the 2008 will yield positive results in your overall life.
    _
    Matthew 6: 33 + KJV Bible
    But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and then the rest shall be added unto you.

  379. Chiluba should apologize to Zambians for being a flop. The devil as he put it took him to court? What God does he pray to, that allows theft and deceit.In the eyes of all Zambians chiluba is a thief.

  380. so now what the you are telling us is that you have stolen enough money on thought this case.the justice systems,political leaders everyone and anyone who partook of this money will be judged accordingly.God is not mocked.

  381. COUNTRY MEN AND WOMEN. I’M DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS SAD DEVELOPMENT ABOUT THE RELEASE OF FREDERICK CHILUBA WHOM I’M MUCH SURE THAT HE STOLE SOME MONEY DURING THE TIME WHEN HE WAS IN THE GOVERNMENT. I WOULD LIKE ALSO TO CONFESS THAT MY HEART HAS BROKEN AND I WISH IF GOD COULD BRING ME BACK TO LIFE FOR SOME MONTHS SO THAT I BRING THAT CULPRIT BACK TO COURT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY THAT HE STOLE COMES BACK TO ITS OWN BENEFICIARIES (ZAMBIANS). MY LEGACY WHICH I LEFT HASN’T BEEN PUT TO GOOD USE AND I HAVE REALLY MOURNED FOR THAT. IF CHILUBA HAS BEEN FREED THEN WHY HAVE YOU ARRESTED CHUNGU AND AARON? THIS IS A CLEAR SIGN THAT THE CURRENT GOVT IS CORRUPT TOGETHER WITH ITS LEADER (RUPIAH BWEZANI BANDA) AND I’M REALLY DISAPPOINTED OF HIM. I HAD HOPE IN HIM WHEN HE WAS ELECTED AS…

  382. ALL THE ARMY GENERALS INCLUDING DR.BULAYA SHOULD BE RELEASED FROM JAIL. AS A MATTER OF FACT ALL PEOPLE ACCUSED OF ANY CORUPTION IN KING FRED’S GOVT. MUST BE SET FREE.IT IS UNFAIR FOR THEM.LETS JUST SAY WE ARE STARTING A NEW PAGE….because what has happened is a very painiful joke

  383. DO YOU NOW KNOW WHY SATA SO DESperately wants to be President? this is it…
    he will steal , loot, embazle, and get away with it. we will be complaining just like we are doing now. his family and children ‘s future secured while we continue to wallow in poverty…someone help us lord…..what happened to the supernatural being in heaven?-i mean GOD who lives in heaven.he is listening to his children crying. GOD wicked people have taken us for granted, they are even using your name now to do wicked stuff…

  384. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU LET POLITICS OVERRIDE JUSTICE. THE MAIN CULPRIT HERE IS THE ONE WHO POLITICISED FTJ’S PROSECUTION WITHOUT DUE REGARD TO THE LAW, ESP WITH THE CLAIM OF BEING “LAWYER OF LAWYERS”. WE SHOULD NOW KNOW THAT WE HAVE BETTER LAWYERS – NOT THOSE WHO WERE ENGAGED TO BE PUBLIC PROSECUTORS TO “PROSECUTE” THOSE ALLEGED NOT TO HAVE FOLLOWED TENDER PROCEDURES WITHOUT FOLLOWING TENDER PROCEDURES THEMSELVES. NOW HOW MUCH HAVE THEY SIPHONED FROM PUBLIC COFFERS SINCE THEY STARTED? WHY IS AG NOT ALLOWED TO AUDIT THIS TF? ONE OF THE LESSONS IS THAT IT DOES NOT PAY TO USE INSTITUTIONS TO SETTLE SCORES.

  385. Man Chilu is a politician and a half. On the BBC there is a video of him with a Isreali and Zambian flag in the background. It was a grand show. Chiluba did defeat the ‘devil’ like he has pointed out. The ganged up on him but failed, that is power that money can’t buy. I read Fred Mmembe’s editorial, the punk had nothing sensible to write about. Dr. Chiluba needs to sue that punk until he is broke.

  389. MIMI (233) WALYA IWE MWANA WAKWITHU! When Zambia was The REAL Zambia aDay of National mourning could have been declared rather than jubilation – what a shame!

  390. In case we forget Jonas Shakafuswa called Chiluba a man with a weak heart, and shortly after his uncle had a terrible heart attack in Egypt. This one judgement has turned the tables so much that Zambia is claiming back its sovereignity which magande and mwanawasa sold. Bwezani Banda is giving us back that pride to salute the zambian flag again. The Post are a mouthpiece of the underworld in Zambia, they selectively publish news to suit their masters taste. Rupiah’s goverment must become the antiderivative of whatever the Post stands for. Zambia is a sovereign state but the Post have been blinded to this fact,

  391. People are still having sleepless nights over the Monday Judgement?Can we move on to another subject?Let us prepare for 2011 please.Some of you will end up with hypertension.

  392. Yabaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! this is what RB meant by saying FTJ WAS A ‘DAMN GOOD PRESIDENT!!! MA labish!!!!

    Anyway KK is a free man after all the accusations… why not Kafupi???

  393. Chi Regina nachisuba ifuta!!! her arms and face colour do not match!!!!!!!!!!!!

    What a chancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  396. No 394, stop hating just because you cant get out of the country. FYI, i have an excellent job where I am which has nothing to do with waiting on anybody. Keep suffering where you are with your sorry excuses for leaders.

  399. RIP Dr Mwanawasa!!!! People I had a dream – Zambia was prosperous again, no one was going to bed on an empty stomach, no one was surviving on one meal a day. Families were happy because most people had jobs, good paying jobs. Children were ever happy, they all went to school with lunch boxes full of good food and drinks. Children enjoyed school because teachers enjoyed their work, no teacher went on strike, and they were paid on time and handsomely. There was no Anti Corruption Commission because there was no corruption anyway. There was no task force, leaders and public servants didn’t steal public funds, they were content with what they earned, and they had no selfish interests. The roads everywhere were well done- tarred. People had never seen pot holes. There were no power outages.

  400. Surely RB is not a serious person. Does it mean theft is a normal thing which is widely accepted in the society of people from Eastern Province?. First it was Dorah and her stupid scheme of ripping off Zamtel. Then RB supported her in her appointment of the Zamtel M.D and eventually her tricks of privatising the company. Next RB has acquitted the man who was found guilty by the London court. What a shame to Zambia. Why is this country so cursed!!. Mr Banda must understand that he is not going to get away with all these crimes he is supporting and encouraging. His time is coming and how sweet it will be!!.
    Why is RB always supporting and praising wrong things?. What type of a man is he?. I now believe he is a very wrong person in that position. He has made the presidency cheap.

  402. To me this never at any one time appeared as Levy fighting corruption. The fact that there were no measures that Levy put in place that could signal to independent thinking Zambians that they have a president that is committed to fighting corruption. Levy never fought corruption , he was fighting Chiluba. I challenge any body out there to show me anything that Levy put in place that we can today cite as a concrete measure he put in place towards fighting corruption.This is a process that started in futility and has ended in futility. I am however confident that a time is coming and not far away from now that we shall begin to have leaders who will consider and regard country as bigger than themselves. Zambian courts are comprehensively competent .

  403. Pa Zed!! no zed celebrity will ever go to prison for their crimes. Going to court is just formality, no big wigs will ever serve thier full ssentence… so pliz stop the B**l S**t and stop wasting tax payers money and use it were the need is, like Hospitals so you can stop sending thieves to SA.

  404. kafupi u might have fooled the judges but ull have a tough tym fooling the pipo whos lives u destroyed,who knows wat all that money wud have bn used 4.

  406. This Saturday, August 22, 2009, Zambia Blog
    Talk Radio wil host the Second Republican
    president of Zambia Dr. Frederick J.T. Chiluba.
    He is no stranger to Zambians at home and in
    the Diaspora. We call upon all Zambians out
    there who have burning desires for their
    questions to be answered by the man himself
    who has been surrounded by controversies
    since leaving office. Don’t miss this rare
    chance to talk to president Chiluba. Please
    tune-in at 9:00AM EST (New York), 13:00 hours
    GMT or 15:00 hours (Zambian Time). The
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    Join us for a live interview at 9:00am NY time ,
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  407. awe mwandini,u wudnt kno whether to laugh or cry.u remember dandy crazy’s song?NOT GUILTY?Akapondo bakakula,ine bankanka…….its all over guys.i dont think if his Levy was around we would have had the same verdict.nway alunta continua and god save us frm these *****s.
    RUBYCHAKS

  408. this story has 407 comments…..and counting; i wonder if the people in the story even read what’s written about them.

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