FAITH MUSONDA’S LAWYER TO CHALLENGE CLIENT’S ONE-MONTH PRISON SENTENCE
JOURNALIST and businesswoman Faith Musonda’s lawyer, Charles Changano, has disclosed intentions to appeal the one-month simple prison sentence imposed on his client for idle and disorderly conduct.
On Monday, Acting Lusaka Chief Resident Magistrate Irene Wishimanga sentenced Ms. Musonda to one-month simple imprisonment and a fine of K24 for idle and disorderly conduct.
Ms. Musonda was found guilty of attempting to force her way into Community House, President Hakainde Hichilema’s residence, to meet the First Lady, on 2nd July 2025, between 00:30 and 01:00 hours.
But Mr. Changano has described the sentence as harsh, expressing shock that the court imposed both a fine and imprisonment.
He argued that the law does not provide for simultaneous fining and sentencing, particularly for first-time offenders, hence intentions to appeal to the Supreme Court, citing concerns about the precedent set by the sentence and its potential impact on plea bargaining cases.
PN
She is even luck that they a gave her a month simple sentence and simple K24
On what basis? This lawyer from the High Court to the Supreme court? When did this man get his practising licence? There is no appeals court in his Rule Book?
This woman got off lightly. Back in the day she would have sobbered up from her drunken stupor. She didnt tresspass nor act disorderly on some common persons property. She has the audacity to defile the peace of the Head of State and his wife. If that is not disorder of the highest order I dont know what is. This lawyer ought to have let sleeping dogs lay. I hope the appeals court and later the Supreme Court will up hold the sentence and possibly increase the stay in Prison. We have too many people that want to test the gravity of the law.
Faith has gone too far. That is the Head of state s home she wrnt to at that ungodly hour. Hope when her lawyer appeals the sentence is uplifted to nine months. She had no fear or respect.
It seems like one month is too small looking at gravity of the offence, so the lawyer want to make more money by prolonging the sentence to more years, these lawyers oops
This lady survived a possible case of espionsge which would have made her to languish in remand prison and now she is tempting fate. On appeal, the High Court can impose a longer sentence.
Let the sleeping dogs lie.The magistrate was fair enough.The excuse of the offender or defendant over her action remains suspicious.Who does that? Don’t call for more trouble.You may find the judge thinking differently and may increase the punishment.