CHITOTELA, CHILANGWA CASE FAILS TO TAKE OFF IN THE KAWAMBWA SURBORDINATE COURT

… date for plea moved to 8th December, 2021.

Kawambwa … Thursday, 18, 2021 (Smart Eagles)

The case involving Pambashe lawmaker Hon. Ronald Chitotela, Kawambwa central lawmaker Hon. Nickson Chilangwa, Kawambwa mayor Chifumbe Kalumba and five others has failed to take off in the Kawambwa subordinate court.

The matter has since been moved to 08 December 2021.

” The reason is that, the police have forwarded the docket to the National Prosecutions Authority who are being awaited to take the matter to court, but they have not done so yet,” Lawyer Benjamin Mwewa said.

Hon. Ronald Chitotela and his Kawambwa central constituency counterpart Nickson Chilangwa, Kawambwa mayor Chifumbe Kalumba and five others were on 2nd November, 2021 charged with one count of arson, threatening violence,malicious damage to property and four counts of assault.

Hon.Chitotela and group have been accused of assaulting UPND members, damaging the windscreen to the Mahindra vehicle and set it on fire and threatening violence on August 12, 2021.

The accused were scheduled to appear before Kawambwa subordinate court today.

They are been represented by lawyers; Jonas Zimba, Benjamin Mwewa and Andrew Kombe.

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