MAKEBI ZULU’S CLIENT, JOE MALANJI HAS BEEN CONVICTED ON 7 OUT OF 8 COUNTS
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BREAKING: Joseph Malanji who was represented by Makebi Zulu, the lawyer of the Edgar Lungu family and family spokesman, has been convicted on Counts 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Acquitted on Count 5 in Helicopter Corruption Case
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji has been convicted on Counts 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 in the high-profile corruption trial relating to the illegal acquisition of luxury properties and aircraft using suspected proceeds of crime.
Magistrate Irene Wishimanga, delivering judgment at the Lusaka Magistrate Court, found Malanji guilty of multiple offences including:
Possession of property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime;
Money laundering involving high-value real estate and aircraft;
Use of third-party companies to conceal ownership of assets;
Convicted on Helicopter, Property and Money Laundering Counts.
Counts 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 specifically relate to:
The purchase of two helicopters, a Bell 430 and Bell 206 Jet Ranger, which were registered under Gibson Air Charters, a company linked to Malanji.
Acquisition of multiple houses in Lusaka’s upmarket Silverest Gardens and other locations, financed through cash transactions and dollar payments inconsistent with Malanji’s known income as a public officer..
Use of misleading documents to justify the sources of funds, including fictitious mining and construction deals in the DRC and China.
The court ruled that Malanji failed to provide a lawful explanation for the source of the funds used in the acquisitions and found that the transactions were structured to disguise the origin and ownership of illicit funds.
His conduct, the court said, demonstrated a deliberate and calculated effort to siphon public resources under the guise of diplomatic duty and personal enterprise.
Proceedings are ongoing as mitigation is underway and sentencing will follow soon.
Sentencing will be done tomorrow.
TAYALI THE PUBLIC LAWYER OF THE PUBLIC COURT OF OPINIONS!!!
We commend the new dawn government for its efforts to combat corruption and theft among elite political figures.
It is no surprise that criminal elements have united in opposition to President Hakainde Hichilema’s administration. Those who engage in theft and corruption, using questionable methods to amass wealth and property, are now in a state of panic and are exploring every possible avenue to campaign against the UPND government.
I hope they appeal to the High Court so that a superior court could also pronounce itself on the prosecution and judgement of the Magistrates Court. I hope it ends up at least in the Court of Appeal. This was a very big case with many angles. I look forward to reading the judgement in full when it becomes available.
Ndipo under HH makawalala politicians yamangiwa. This is a very good precedence
This is a very good lesson for people getting into politics for wrong reasons. People must respect their offices and realise that their sole mandate is service delivery to the masses and not unto their pockets.
Lungu was the chess master of all these games… literally authorising his presidential jet to go looting. And to bring the money in cash so that there’s no trace but unfortunately it’s not easy to cover what’s wrong. Only looters and beneficiaries had respect for this man.
True, I have never had respect for Lungu. He was the chief architecture of looting, thuggery and everything evil in the country. Let those convicted rot in jail. Zambians must learn to sweat for their wealth.
Do you call this victimization or genuine prosecution ? PF will always cry fowl for the ” sins” they committed while in office. The sitting government is doing fine to punish and recover stolen assets.
Where is Mr. Indigo Scarlet I am not seeing his comments here. Is he conjuring a yarn as usual??? Malanji needs 25 years imprisonment without the possibility of parole since we do not send people to the gallows in Zed. In Saudi Arabia he would be shot in a public place!!!!
This is very good and may it send a strong signal even to the current leadership that may be involved in corrupt tendencies that their time in court will surely come.
Drop out and become a caddy at the golf club.
Carry golf clubs for bazungus.
Learn to play golf with the elite.
Somehow have tu mma monies to buy beers.
School remains at form three level.
Politics in and ati….
Its Bonanza time !!!
But Zambia the way the illiterate ruffians have it easy
Shaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shangwe ki masholi….
Kiki kiki kiki…
If we can keep this up for two consecutive administrations, Zambia will be purged of thieving leaders and those whose life philosophy is “uubomba mwibala alya mwibala”.
The damage done by the PF is mind boggling. A former assistant IG is in prison for corruption, the wife of a former minister of Home Affairs is in prison, the former president’s family is appearing in the courts of law for corruption.
Well done DPP. Let’s have more of convictions than asset forfeiture.
Stolen money which they got from the Turkish embassy purchase deal has come to haunt them. It’s a pity the former ambassador to turkey who also facilitated the siphoning as well as another beneficiary by the name of lungu escaped through death.
And that ambassador, how did a form three drop out cadre organise academic qualifications up to PHD level?
From being a chawama ruffian, constantly locked up for car theft, fraud and other things,
only under the PF could some well known thug end up cheating
his way to AU and being appointed Zambia’s ambassador to Turkey.
Is there anyone who doesnt know about that fraud story of that man?
How did we end up with such people at the top really?
But Joe sure he thought he would the case with a fake mining deal in congo on a Catholic premises. He must be a dull man surely
Another one bites the dust