A special court established to try financial crimes today sentenced a Patriotic Front Cadre Francis Muchemwa to three years imprisonment with hard labour.
He called himself Commander or America 1, he was manning the Intercity Bus Terminus in Lusaka.
The Crimes Court has been setup to comclude the cases within six months. The opposition has however criticised it’s establishment saying it’s targeting opponent of the ruling UPND especially PF members.
Lusaka Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili was the Magistrate who tried and sentenced Muchemwa.
Recently President Hakainde Hichilema warned that those who were celebrating that their financial crimes cases will drag on until 2026 and then get back to government will be shocked as the law has been worked on to facilitate six months trial.
A number of PF Leaders including the former First Lady Esther Lungu and Children are in court to defend the property they own which is suspected to have been obtained illegally.
ECL children. Ala amenshi yakonka umu ………. Ensoselo sha cibemba.
I hope in addition to the 3yr sentence, the property or wealth suspected to be proceeds of crime has been forefeited to the state.
No nonsense of of forefeited without conviction anymore please!!!!
You mean forfeited to the conman and his corrupt friends?
What happened to the money the conman forfeited from Faith Musonda? Or the money Milingo gave the ACC officials secretly?
Vote wisely in 2026.
Ulitole wemwana wambwa we
Talking to you and your Defunct TuPF criminals is a waste of time
Vote wisely vote for HH7 in 2026/31
Good observation
Good comment
U already answered faith to the state & milingo to acc you fool
Inter city , KMB and other station Thugs have always been there. It’s not a PF phenomenon…From 1964 these thugs have been there. Don’t scare monger , after your failures, Grand incompetence, and Corruption have defined your Mingalatoon’s rule , you want to cling to a fake narrative on cadrelism. You are gone in 2026.
There’s one Intercity thug who was an MMD Die hard and later became a PF Die hard, and now cosying up and about to become a UPND die hard. .These thugs change allegiance taccording to the bread which is buttered.
Whether HH and his UPND pull through in 2026, issue is those found wanting must and must be JAILED, period. Someone is even saying this is something we’ve lived with since UNIP, it means there wasn’t that much political will to nib and curb these ills out of our society. Please those responsible of these cases, do not relent, keep on and eventually we’ll have a nice place, Zambia to be. I like the way things are going on so far.
Me too, Buddy.
TUKAKUBWESHELA MU 2026 WISAKAMANA
Thank you prosecutors for putting the thug in his place. There’s just the not-so-small issue of who “employed” him at Zesco that has to be cleared. This is the same Zesco that Zambians want to provide power to them 24/7 and 365. But the same Zambians some how do not mind seeing the corporation’s resources being misapplied.
These people really abused ZESCO and other public institutions. Imagine someone’s spouse was with the husband in the diaspora (foreign service) but getting a cool monthly salary from ZESCO and yet they are the same chaps making the loudest noise now. Revenues from markets and bus stations were all theirs and they got them without mercy to any Council or anyone. They were a law to themselves.
Who was commander 1? that’s the one we want!
@Buddy. You have misrepresented what I have posted. No one is against putting station Thugs in jail…whether Unip, MMD , PF or UPND, station Thugs should have their day in court, prosecuted and sent to prison depending on offence..as per our penal code.
What am against is parading a narrative that Station Thugs are a PF phenomenon.An exaggerated perception meant to portray a certain image. Where I stay I never saw any cadrelism under PF. Cadres opening police station cells, beating Teachers, nurses ! Blood and guns everywhere. This is a false narrative. Zambia has never been a cadre republic. Even now if you go to bus stations or markets. Thugs are there …It’s a petty Nuisance and Police have always been dealing with this under all Governments… Thats why police stations were put at some markets and bus stops.
Twiggy Lee, the Goliatis of this world etc were plying their nuisance under other Governments..so don’t scare monger. When we boot out the UPND, the successive Government will also control this menace.. and put an end to it outside political grand standing…These are just petty criminals not worth such screaming headlines!
I think you are trying to defend the indefensible, based on what you write, you are a very articulate and intelligent person, but sadly you want to twist things to suit your narrative. Even those that we hate for whatever reasons deserve fairness and a fair hearing. I don’t see this in this intelligent man, I see bias, hatred, bitterness, it’s right to be bitter, but let’s be bitter on those that have taken from PF or UPND.
Yes petty thugs have always been on stations, but not sanctioned to levy, collect money and abuse people, where levies meant for councils, went to the untouchable. Seriously sir, how could this be right? We serve our country better when we seek fairness and justice for all, what some of these sharks did and are doing whether PF or UPND can only be defended by people who are heartless, have no sense of justice. Deep down, you are not such a man. I am sorry if I sound judgemental, I am judging the post and not the man.
Meant those that have taken from our people whether they are PF or UPND
Just three years for all that theft is too little. They should also forfeit all his properties including those he has put under his relatives, seize all his cash and bank accounts, all vehicles including those he transferred to his relatives etc.