Banda questions Malanji’s motive over use of presidential jet to commit crime
By Mubanga Mubanga
Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) director general Nason Banda has questioned the motive behind former Foreign Affairs minister Joseph Malanji’s use of a presidential jet to a commit crime.
Speaking during a press briefing at DEC headquarters in Lusaka today, Banda said it was very difficult for DEC to fight crime if those in higher offices used their positions to commit crimes.
“Come on, think about it colleagues, how do you use the Presidential jet? Do you know what it means? Let me tell you something. What it means is that, that Presidential jet was an instrumentality in that criminal commission.
You get my point? It is like you get a van, you steal money from Bank of Zambia you put it on a van to take it to your house,” Banda said. “That van is an instrumentality, it must be brought
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If ECL was still alive, this Malanji case would have required removal of ECL’s immunity to commence his prosecution so that the role he played in this criminal act is better understood.
Joe Malanji and Fredson Yamba have both appealed their convictions and sentences to the High Court. Let’s wait for the superior court to examine the prosecution evidence adduced and the decision it will come to.
Malanji collaborated with Lungu when they stole the $11M from Turkey. And this is not the first time this plane was used in the commission of such type of crimes. In fact that was the purpose of purchasing this plane. You can imagine this was after defaulting on the debts. This plane was used in stealing big money from the debts Zambia obtained. Just from his dance at the court house, you can see that PF doesn’t care about anyone apart from themselves and their stealing.