Judge Evans Hamaundu announced in the Lusaka high court today that the judgment has been adjourned to December because Judge Christine Makungu who is based on the Copperbelt has not been able to travel to Lusaka.
This is the second time in the month that the matter has been adjourned as it was again postponed on October 1, 2010 to today.
The appeal is being handled by a panel of three Judges that include, Judge Evans Hamaundu, Judge Eddie Sikazwe and Judge Christine Makungu.
Mrs. Chiluba was flanked by her husband, the Bible Gospel Church in Africa (BIGOCA) Bishop Peter Ndhlovu, church, family members, and MMD cadres.
The former President joined in singing a song of praise along with his wife and church members.
Regina Chiluba appealed to the High Court against a three-year conviction by Lusaka magistrate Charles Kafunda in which she was jailed after being found guilty on five counts of receiving property believed to have been stolen.
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Didnt this woman know that she had to be in lsk today and make arranegemnts to get herself there?
What a load of bull!!
Bull sheeeeeeeeet!!
This is totally out of control. What the hell? if judgement has been decided upon why wait for some Judge on the CB. Tell them already, these people are trying to buy as much time as possible for this woman. Gladys Nyirongo is in and her case was before this Bitch’s. I must say Rupiah and his cronies have a hand in this without a doubt.
It is things like this that make the people of Zambia believe that the judiciary is compromised. We are being taken for granted.
You pipo! This is a waste of time arguing about this coz Chiluba who gave her stolen money & TV got acquitted hence she will also be free. Whether you want it or not. Iam writing this not bcoz I like Chiluba no. I hate him together with MMD & Satan who supported him for third term. This is bull shit but you can’t free the husband & arrest/ jail the wife when she got the money from him!! HH for President!!!!
@5, you have said it – plain and simple, I agree with you. The whole executive is wrotten and crappppy.
I don’t know why they keep adjourning just stop the whole charade ,we all know its going nowhere.
Selective judicial. Friends to govt are let free and foes go in.
Here dwa has spoken and is still speaking. If judgment was ready, it could have been read. The judges and the appellant are still agreeing on the amount. After reading Mohan’s story, I think the judges want more for the acquittal. Nanga ife bo sauka tizadya chani?
Regina is very innocent in the eyes of the RB govt. Instead of wasting our time the court should just drop the case. The so called Zambian KaNGAROO COURTS are now becoming an embarassement to the legal profession.
This is a waste of time. This is a high profile case there is no way the Judge would not have known to travel to Lusaka. They have been bought! Open your eyes people.
Bushe ba Chiluba pali bu president ba ya sanga pofye imilandu yekayeka pamo na bakashi babo ,bushe lishamo nangu lishuko?
Compromised judiciary??????????????? :o
Unless they will uphold the conviction, the Judges are exposing themselves to ridicule by this behaviour.
I smell a mistrial.
It must be a very serious matter that the judge was attending to if she could not travel. Or maybe she was ill. Otherwise there is no other explanation .
# 11 these pipo are blind even if they open their eyes can’t see so stop telling em to open em. Why wasting your time. This case is like a manager giving a secretary some stolen money bcoz they are in love. Regina didn’t steal but she was given stolen money & items by her lover. You haven’t arrested the one stealing & want to jail who was receiving bullshit.
#17
Ever heard of a charge of receiving stollen property,,,thats what regina was charged with and Chiluba was not tried for the same offences,Kafupi’s acquital has nothing to do with Regina’s charges,after they find regina guilty then chiluba can be charged and tried
As for this adjournement; they are just waiting for parliament to pass that controversial Anti Corruption bill.Once parliament accents and removes the Abuse of Authority clause then this case will just be water down the drain,watch this space
This whole case is an embarrasiment and shame to the zambian judicial system. We all know kamwendo munjila is presiding on this issue. RB has made it abandantly clear that he doesn’t want to listen to any critics (+ve or -ve), whatever we all say he will do as he pleases. As long it champions his agenda for 2011, he will just bulldoze himself over. All these judges are under his fat ass and have no say on any matter that is of interest to him (RB). Let’s just show him that power rests in the people not a feel cronies. Money corrupts pipo to the point where they become blind to even obviously common sense issues. Gob bless zambia. One day chiluba and his bitchy wife will pay for this , and so will RB and his sons
# 18 ,well spoken,indeed they r waiting for that rubber stump parliament to pass that stealing bill.shame on rb,plz pipo lets make sure these pipo r not going anywhere.
Two reasons: 1) They are waiting for the ratification of the ACC Abuse of office article. 2) Judge Makungu was groomed by Levy Mwanawasa after she left UNZA and there fore cannot betray him even in his death.
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THE SAINT you ‘smell a mistrial’ and you are Godsent- so we shall believe you! Same judge who ruled on her hubby’s (FTJ) case! It’s a rip-off! That’s what we shall get- maybe we should ask Mohan to give us the low down!