Joint
Government Investigations Team has seized property worth 713million Kwacha from
a family in Ndola charged with Theft by Agent and Theft Contrary to Section 280(b)
and 272 of the Penal Code, Cap 87 of the laws of Zambia.
According
to government investigations team namukolo kasumpa, this is also contrary to
the Money Laundering Contrary to Section 7 of the Money Laundering Act No 14 of
2001.
Mrs
Kasumpa says the Team has seized three plots, one shopping Complex and six motor
vehicles.
She
says the team has also seized properties including plot number 8048 Chinese Compound
valued at 130,million kwacha plot number 1324 in Kabushi valued at 16 million kwacha,
a plot in Itawa valued 45 million kwacha and unregistered Spacio valued at 28
million kwacha
Mrs
namukolo adds that other properties seized are a toyota Voxy registration
number ACM 5064, valued at 60 million kwacha, Fuso fighter truck valued at 28
million kwacha, Mitsubishi Canter valued at 20 million kwacha a land train
truck valued at 28 million kwacha, freight liner truck registration number ACT
464 valued at 160 million kwacha, and Sara’s Corner Limited Complex valued at K
200 million.
She says Michael Chirwa aged 50, of Chinese Complex
Extension and owner of Sara’s Corner in Masala Township is said to have engaged
his relatives who include his wife Sarah Chirwa aged 42 and his bother Steven
Chirwa aged 40.
Mr.
chirwa also engaged his two sons, themba Chirwa aged 28, Sifelani Chirwa aged
22 in the theft of 18, 170 by 50 kilogram bags of maize valued at one billion
two hundred and seventy one million nine hundred thousand kwacha .
Mrs
Kasumpa says the brother Steven Chirwa pleaded guilty to the charge before Ndola
Magistrate Honorable Walubita yesterday and the other family members are
scheduled to appear on 26 June for mention.
She
says the Court has since granted each family member 20 million kwacha bail with
two working sureties.
In
a related event in Eastern Province, mrs namukolo says the Government Joint
Investigations Team has formally charged and arrested two Petauke District Farmers
Association employees for Fraudulent False Accounting Contrary to Section 326
(b) of the penal Code, Cap 87 of the Laws of Zambia.
She
says John Phiri aged 35, of Show grounds Compound and Albertina Mwale aged
37 of New Houses Compound Petauke
District, in their capacity as senior listing clerk and listing clerk respectively
for Petauke District Farmers Association for fraudulently accounting for a
total of thirty million three hundred and eighty thousand kwacha.
Mrs
Namukolo says Particulars of the offence are that the two suspects issued fake
Goods Received Notes (GRN) to farmers purporting to have supplied maize to Food
Reserve Agency (FRA) when in fact not.
She
says the two appeared in the Petauke Magistrate court for plea before magistrate
Banda yesterday and trial will be on 18th and 19th June
2012 adding that the two are currently in Petauke Remand Prison awaiting to
meet bail conditions.
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