GIVEN LUBINDA AND THE POST NEWSPAPER REFUSES TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION TO THE ACC PERTAINING TO CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS LEVELED AGAINST THE UNIVERSAL PRINTING GROUP OF SOUTH AFRICA.

FORMER PATRIOTIC FRONT KABWATA MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT GIVEN LUBINDA AND THE POST NEWSPAPER YESTERDAY REFUSED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION TO THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION (ACC) PERTAINING TO CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS LEVELED AGAINST THE UNIVERSAL PRINTING GROUP OF SOUTH AFRICA.

ACC YESTERDAY SUMMONED MR. LUBINDA AND THE POST NEWSPAPER FOR A MEETING AT THE ACC HEADQUARTERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE ALLEGED CORRUPT ACTIVITIES INVOLVING UNIVERSAL PRINT GROUP OF SOUTH AFRICA WHICH HAS BEEN CONTRACTED TO PRINT BALLOT PAPERS FOR THE SEPTEMBER 2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS.

SPEAKING IN AN INTERVIEW WITH RADIO PHOENIX MR. LUBINDA SAYS HE IS READY TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION ON THE CORRUPT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY IN QUESTION TO THE ACC BUT IF THERE IS ONLY CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT AS THE CURRENT ONE IS COMPROMISED DUE TO THE INFLUENCE FROM POLITICIANS.

MR LUBINDA SAYS HE AND THE POST REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION BECAUSE IN THE FIRST PLACE THE ACC REFUSED THAT THEY WERE NOT INVESTIGATING THE MATTER BUT DURING THE MEETING ADMITTED DOING SO WHICH ONLY RESULTED IN LOSING CONFIDENCE IN THEM.

AND POST MANAGING EDITOR AMOS MALUPENGA ALSO CONFIRMED HIS COMPANY ATTENDING THE MEETING AT WHICH THEY WERE ALSO REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION BUT ALSO DECIDED TO REFUSE TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION DUE TO THE LOSE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENT ACC MANAGEMENT.

IN HIS LETTER TO MR. LUBINDA AND THE POST ACC DIRECTOR GENERAL LIEUTENANT COLONEL GODFREY KAYUKWA REQUESTED MR. LUBINDA AND THE POST TO ASSIST THE COMMISSION WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE ALLEGATIONS IN ORDER FOR THE COMMISSION TO PROFESSIONALLY PURSUE THE MATTER.